Spacecraft Design Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA; in-person collaboration at the Playa Vista office.

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing aerospace startup that manufactures satellite buses at scale for commercial spacecraft missions.

What you will do

• Define and evolve end-to-end satellite system architectures across multiple mission profiles.
• Perform system-level trade studies covering performance, reliability, cost, mass, and schedule.
• Define, document, allocate, and maintain traceability for platform-level system requirements.
• Manage system interfaces and interface control documents across spacecraft subsystems.
• Identify technical risks and perform system-level analyses, including margins, sensitivities, and FMEA.
• Collaborate with propulsion, avionics, power, structures, thermal, software, and manufacturing teams through design reviews and transition to integration, test, and qualification.

Requirements

• U.S. Person status required for access to export-controlled data.
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field; a master’s degree is preferred.
• 6+ years of experience working on complex hardware systems, preferably spacecraft.
• Strong understanding of satellite subsystems and their interactions.
• Experience with system-level trade studies, requirements definition, and interface management.
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.

Nice to have

• Experience developing satellite platforms or spacecraft buses.
• Familiarity with requirements management or modeling tools such as SysML, Jira, or Excel.
• Experience supporting early validation or risk-reduction testing.
• Familiarity with aerospace systems engineering best practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity participation and a 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, plus life insurance.
• Paid time off starting at 15 vacation days, 10 paid holidays, and 8 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Childcare reimbursement for work-related travel.
• Daily catered lunch, snacks, office socials, community activities, and an in-person collaborative office environment.