EHS Engineer (Aerospace/Defense)

Location: Full-time onsite in Torrance, California, with support for operations outside normal business hours when required

Company

hirify.global develops and delivers advanced defense systems in an early-stage, rapidly scaling manufacturing environment.

What you will do

• Provide hands-on EHS support across manufacturing, R&D, development testing, maintenance, and facility operations.
• Identify workplace, equipment, process, and test hazards and develop engineering, administrative, and procedural controls.
• Lead and support JHAs, PHAs, FMEAs, What-If analyses, equipment reviews, and operational readiness assessments.
• Evaluate EHS requirements for new and modified equipment, processes, and test systems before commissioning.
• Support industrial hygiene activities, exposure assessments, sampling strategies, ventilation, chemical safety, and work-practice controls.
• Investigate incidents and high-potential near misses, verify corrective actions, and conduct field assessments and operational walkdowns.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental health and safety, or a related technical field.
• At least 4 years of experience in EHS engineering, safety engineering, manufacturing safety, process safety, or a related technical role in an industrial environment.
• Experience conducting technical hazard and risk assessments for equipment, manufacturing processes, or test operations.
• Working knowledge of OSHA/Cal-OSHA requirements and programs including machine safety, LOTO, electrical safety, Hazard Communication, PPE, and respiratory protection.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, process documentation, and test setups and translate hazards into practical controls.
• Ability to work full-time onsite in Torrance, California and meet U.S. export control requirements under ITAR or EAR.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, composites, R&D, or complex technical environments.
• Experience with pressure, thermal, vibration, mechanical, electrical, or hardware qualification testing.
• Knowledge of PHA, What-If, FMEA, HAZOP, equipment safety reviews, commissioning, Management of Change, or safety-in-design.
• Industrial hygiene experience involving exposure assessment, ventilation, noise, chemicals, or non-ionizing radiation.
• OSHA 30, ASP, CSP, CIH, ISO 45001, or ISO 14001 experience or certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Early-stage environment with significant ownership and direct impact on defense system development.
• Close collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, test, facilities, and EHS functions.
• Generous benefits package.
• Work supporting manufacturing, R&D, and development test operations.