Mechanical Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States; the role includes approximately 10% travel or off-site work to suppliers, customers, and other hirify.global sites.

Base salary: $80,000–$100,000 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $90,000–$110,000 USD.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, satellite systems, and critical space hardware for commercial, exploration, national security, and defense missions.

What you will do

• Lead the development of innovative space mechanisms from concept through production implementation.
• Design mechanisms and structures in CAD and perform hand calculations and FEA.
• Define, trace, verify, and validate system requirements, including requirements matrices and risk management plans.
• Prepare system design descriptions, CONOPS, ICDs, technical reports, and presentations.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary interfaces, schedules, milestone reviews, and technical interchange meetings.
• Mentor engineers, improve engineering practices, and support supplier, customer, and business development activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• At least 2 years of experience in aerospace mechanical development projects.
• Proficiency in CAD and FEA.
• Strong understanding of aerospace standards, environments, verification tests, and requirements.
• Experience managing complex projects across organizational teams.
• For US office roles, candidates must be US citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or eligible to obtain the required US government authorizations under ITAR regulations.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Proficiency in NX CAD and Simcenter FEA software.
• Strong task management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and resolve blockers quickly.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on challenging space missions, rapid execution, and continuous improvement.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a company-sponsored HSA option.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, seven sick days, paid holidays, parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match and employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount.
• Flexible schedule, catered breakfast and lunch twice weekly, and free snacks and drinks.