Application Engineer - Space Segment (Aerospace & Defense)

Location: Maplewood, Minnesota, United States. Remote work is possible for candidates located more than 50 miles from hirify.global Global Headquarters in St. Paul, MN; employees within commuting distance must work onsite at least 4 days per week. Travel may include up to 25% domestic and international travel. Relocation assistance may be authorized.

Expected compensation: $145,676–$178,049, including base pay and variable incentive pay where applicable.

Company

hirify.global develops materials, technologies, and products for aerospace, defense, manufacturing, and other global markets.

What you will do

• Build technical relationships with satellite manufacturers, launch providers, spacecraft integrators, and government space organizations.
• Understand mission requirements and identify applications for structural, thermal, optical, EMI, bonding, and electronic materials.
• Lead technical engagement, product specification, qualification, testing, and adoption activities.
• Provide technical consultation, training, application support, design reviews, and product evaluations.
• Develop and manage growth opportunities within strategic Space Segment accounts while tracking technology and market trends.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Product Platforms, Manufacturing, and Corporate Research to address customer challenges and influence future product development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline.
• At least five years of experience in application engineering, product development, new product commercialization, or translating customer needs into technical product performance criteria.
• Experience may come from private, public, government, or military environments.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship, including H-1B sponsorship.
• Ability to navigate complex problems, identify innovative solutions, and collaborate across technical and commercial functions.

Nice to have

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in a science or engineering discipline.
• Ten years of relevant application engineering, product development, commercialization, or customer-needs translation experience.
• Experience as a Materials & Processes Engineer, Spacecraft Materials Engineer, Systems Engineer, Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, or similar role supporting flight hardware development.
• Knowledge of spacecraft materials selection, qualification, verification processes, and aerospace and defense specifications.
• Experience with space-focused companies or startups, the Space technology ecosystem, and project management.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to transition from private, public, government, or military experience into a hirify.global career.
• Collaboration with global teams across technologies, products, Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, and Research.
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings, flexible spending, disability, life insurance, paid absence, and retirement benefits may be available.
• Employees are expected to follow corporate policies and contribute to environmental health and safety initiatives.