Senior Mechanical Engineer, Systems Integration (Aerospace)

Location: Seattle, Washington; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous aircraft and complex aerospace systems.

What you will do

• Lead mechanical integration of aircraft subsystems from concept through production.
• Develop installation architecture, equipment packaging, mounting solutions, and routing for electrical and fluid systems.
• Design machined, composite, fabricated, and sheet metal assemblies and create installation, assembly, and part drawings.
• Perform tolerance analyses, structural hand calculations, and engineering trade studies.
• Coordinate integration during prototype builds, aircraft assembly, manufacturing, and production issue resolution.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, suppliers, and stakeholders while mentoring junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in aircraft, aerospace, defense, robotics, or complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience leading mechanical integration of aircraft subsystems or complex assemblies through production release.
• Advanced proficiency with NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo, or an equivalent CAD system.
• Experience with PLM systems, engineering data, product structures, BOMs, drawing releases, and configuration baselines.
• Knowledge of aircraft installation practices, EWIS, hydraulic, fuel, pneumatic, or ECS routing, GD&T, ASME Y14.5, tolerance stack-up, and manufacturing support.

Nice to have

• Aircraft integration experience on UAV, military, commercial, eVTOL, or autonomous aircraft programs.
• Experience with FEA, structural hand calculations, margin assessments, or preliminary stress analysis.
• Hands-on experience supporting aircraft builds, production, testing, or hardware validation.
• Experience managing technical scope, schedules, risks, suppliers, or subsystem work packages.
• Familiarity with aircraft-level requirements, interface control, and configuration management.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employee position based on-site.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Stress, Systems, Avionics, Supply Chain, and Test teams.
• Opportunity to mentor junior engineers and influence aircraft integration decisions.