Spacecraft Structural Engineer II

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's headquarters. The role involves work with vehicle testing, production areas, and occasional exposure to noise, dust, and fumes.

Base salary: $100,800–$138,600 USD annually. Total compensation, including equity: $110,875–$156,225 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, payloads, and critical spaceflight subsystems for commercial, scientific, and national-security missions.

What you will do

• Define, process, and interpret static and dynamic ground-test and flight data, including sensor selection, data acquisition, validation, and environmental determination.
• Perform and document structural analyses of primary and secondary vehicle structures, including finite element model verification, material selection, trade studies, and mass optimization.
• Run static, modal, random-vibration, buckling, and thermoelastic simulations.
• Work with design and test engineers to iterate concepts, define test requirements, and demonstrate positive structural margins.
• Support testing of vehicle subsystems and components and lead technical projects across analysis and multidisciplinary teams.
• Implement new analytical methods and tools while establishing technical best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or another engineering discipline.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• At least 2 years of structural analysis experience in the aerospace industry.
• Experience with NX Nastran, NX CAD, and Teamcenter.
• U.S. office roles are subject to ITAR-related authorization and work-eligibility requirements.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in mechanical engineering or another engineering discipline.
• Active security clearance.
• Experience analyzing additive-manufactured parts or composite structures.
• Experience with sensor selection, data post-processing, and interpretation.
• Familiarity with nonlinear material simulation and spacecraft-level structural test campaigns.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock as part of total compensation and an Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP option with HSA contribution.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Work in a fast-paced environment focused on innovation, teamwork, tight deadlines, and ambitious space missions.
• Additional perks include subsidized EV charging, fitness and gym benefits, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.