Mechanical Spacecraft Technician (I–III) (Spacecraft)

Location: Fully onsite at the Centennial, CO office. The posting header also references Long Beach, CA.

Base salary: $26.50–$36/hour for Technician I, $31.50–$41.50/hour for Technician II, and $36–$50.50/hour for Technician III. The position is non-exempt and eligible for overtime.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for space superiority and defense.

What you will do

• Build, install, inspect, and integrate spacecraft structures, panels, brackets, payloads, mechanisms, deployables, thermal hardware, and fasteners.
• Prepare, clean, protect, and handle flight and flight-like hardware while maintaining traceability and configuration control.
• Perform torqueing, safety wiring, staking, bonding, shimming, alignment, mechanical fastening, fit checks, and dimensional inspections.
• Support mechanical functional, deployment, alignment, mass properties, vibration, acoustic, thermal vacuum, and other environmental testing.
• Document discrepancies, support nonconformance investigations, and troubleshoot assembly and integration issues with engineering and quality teams.
• Operate and maintain hand tools, torque tools, precision measurement equipment, lifting equipment, fixtures, and mechanical ground-support equipment.

Requirements

• Technical degree, certificate, apprenticeship, or equivalent training in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in spacecraft, aerospace, defense, automotive, precision manufacturing, or another high-reliability mechanical assembly environment.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, work instructions, process sheets, and assembly procedures.
• Experience with hand tools, torque tools, precision measurement equipment, mechanical alignment, dimensional inspection, shimming, bonding, staking, or safety wiring.
• Experience working in ESD-sensitive, FOD-critical, and cleanroom environments, with accurate build, inspection, and test documentation.
• Must be able to work fully onsite in Centennial, Colorado, lift 25 pounds, and work in or around constrained or confined spaces. Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required ITAR authorizations.

Nice to have

• Spacecraft or satellite mechanical assembly and integration experience.
• Experience with deployment systems, hinges, latches, release devices, structural bonding, potting, composites, or additive-manufactured hardware.
• Experience supporting vibration, acoustic, thermal vacuum, or other environmental testing.
• Familiarity with GD&T, coordinate measuring machines, laser trackers, optical tooling, or other alignment equipment.
• Certifications in mechanical assembly, rigging, machining, composites, or cleanroom operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Health, dental, vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO, and paid holidays.
• 401(k), parental leave, and equity eligibility.
• Opportunities to support development hardware, flight readiness, environmental testing, and production ramp.