Mechanical Analyst (Aerospace)

Location: El Segundo, California, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms.

What you will do

• Develop structural analyses for components, assemblies, and mechanical systems using analytical methods and finite element analysis.
• Perform stress, load, margin of safety, fatigue, vibration, buckling, thermal, and mechanical analyses.
• Support verification, qualification, testing, and validation activities across the product development lifecycle.
• Evaluate engineering data, test results, drawings, CAD models, materials, and analytical models to resolve engineering challenges.
• Recommend root-cause investigations, engineering changes, corrective actions, and structural improvements.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and operations teams across multiple programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, civil, or related engineering with 5–8 years of related experience; alternatively, a master’s degree with 3–6 years or a PhD with 0–3 years.
• Advanced knowledge of structural mechanics, stress analysis, mechanics of materials, and finite element analysis.
• Experience with static, dynamic, vibration, fatigue, buckling, and structural load analyses.
• Knowledge of thermal management, mechanical design, material properties, failure theories, fracture mechanics, margin of safety calculations, GD&T, verification, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with FEA, structural analysis, CAD, and engineering software such as ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran, HyperMesh, or Creo.
• Must meet U.S. Government space technology export-control eligibility requirements, including U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, protected-person status, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work in a dynamic cross-functional environment.
• Collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and operations.
• Opportunity to contribute to structural integrity, reliability, manufacturability, and engineering effectiveness.