Manufacturing Engineer II - Integration (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. Regularly lift 25 lbs., bend, stoop, and stand for extended periods while working with flight hardware.

Salary: $119,543–$152,749 per year, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing systems, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses.

What you will do

• Own spacecraft integration sequences and procedures from subassembly mating through final vehicle closeout and acceptance.
• Develop and improve assembly travelers and integration work instructions covering structures, propulsion, avionics, and thermal protection systems.
• Coordinate manufacturing activities with multidisciplinary engineering teams and resolve interface, clearance, and assembly-sequence conflicts.
• Lead integration readiness reviews and verify cleanliness, FOD sweeps, torque records, pin-to-pin checks, and other pre-integration documentation.
• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action for integration non-conformances, including MRB disposition with design engineering.
• Track cycle time, NCR rates, and rework hours while defining tooling and handling-equipment requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of vehicle or system-level integration or final-assembly experience in aerospace, defense, robotics, or a similar industry.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and fluid subsystem interfaces within vehicle assembly.
• Experience developing and executing complex assembly or integration procedures.
• Ability to make sound real-time decisions, manage competing priorities, and coordinate across multidisciplinary teams on the production floor.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and qualify as a U.S. person for access to export-controlled technology under ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Mechatronics, Control Theory, or a related discipline.
• Lead integration engineering experience on a launch vehicle, satellite, or spacecraft program.
• Experience with aerospace integration and test flows, configuration management, regulated build records, and contamination control.
• Hands-on experience with cranes, slings, rotation fixtures, and precision alignment tooling.
• Experience scaling manufacturing from unit builds to concurrent multi-vehicle production.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment with flexible PTO and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match.
• Relocation support for new hires, if needed, and incentive equity.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, wellness reimbursement, EV charging, and team events.