Senior Propulsion Test Responsible Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Full-time onsite in Long Beach, California, United States; approximately 25% travel to test and launch sites, rotating first- and second-shift schedules, and occasional weekend work for critical milestones.

Salary: $132,000–$198,000 USD annually, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global is developing the Terran R launch vehicle, rocket engines, and manufacturing systems for commercial orbital launch services.

What you will do

• Serve as the Responsible Engineer for integrated propulsion test articles.
• Develop test plans with product owners and execute test campaigns with the Stennis test team.
• Own exploratory operation and evaluation of new and existing test article designs.
• Write test sequences and code, review data, design tooling, perform hands-on hardware work, and operate consoles during hotfire tests.
• Support subsystem troubleshooting, product investigations, engine system analysis, simulation, and trade studies.
• Contribute to stage testing and flight campaigns, including launch operations, test objectives, and flight concepts of operations.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in complex engineering system development and/or test environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, technology, or mathematics.
• Experience applying engineering fundamentals in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively.
• Ability to lead high-ownership projects to completion on ambitious schedules.
• Ability to work onsite in Long Beach, California, travel approximately 25%, and work rotating shifts.

Nice to have

• Exposure to test operations environments.
• Knowledge of combustion devices, valves, heat exchangers, or instrumentation.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomous, high-ownership environment with bottoms-up technical decision-making.
• Collaboration across propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, test, and launch teams.
• Training and mentorship for continued technical and professional development.
• Competitive salary, equity, PTO, sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed based on experience, qualifications, and job-related factors.