Senior Manufacturing Engineer - 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: $140,333–$179,314 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 subsystem interfaces.
• Coordinate manufacturing with structures, propulsion, avionics, and thermal protection systems engineering.
• Identify and resolve interface conflicts, clearance issues, and assembly sequence problems on the production floor.
• Lead integration readiness reviews and verify cleanliness, FOD sweeps, torque records, pin-to-pin checks, and documentation.
• Drive root-cause corrective action, manage non-conformances, track integration metrics, and define tooling and handling-equipment requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience; typically 3–6+ years.
• At least 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 and making real-time production-floor decisions.
• Strong communication and coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Must be a U.S. person authorized to work in the United States and permitted to access export-controlled technology without an export license.

Nice to have

• Experience as a lead integration engineer or integration manufacturing engineer on a launch vehicle, satellite, or spacecraft program.
• Experience with integration and test flows, functional testing, configuration management, and build records in regulated aerospace environments.
• Knowledge of cleanliness and contamination control for propulsion, optical, or precision-mechanism integration.
• Hands-on experience with cranes, slings, rotation fixtures, and precision-alignment tooling.
• Experience scaling production from unit builds to concurrent multi-vehicle manufacturing.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment with flexible paid time off and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• Parental leave, family-building and wellness benefits, and a sponsored One Medical membership.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match and incentive equity opportunities.
• Relocation support for new hires when needed.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, and complimentary EV charging.