Staff Materials & Processes Engineer, Avionics (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $150,000–$226,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops Terran R, a reusable launch vehicle designed to deliver customer payloads to orbit and expand commercial launch capacity.

What you will do

• Own materials and processes engineering for Terran R avionics electrical and mechanical hardware.
• Qualify avionics materials and processes for flight and reuse.
• Develop, implement, and maintain technical specifications and engineering standards.
• Lead statistically driven experimental design and process improvement campaigns.
• Support material selection, design, analysis, qualification, inspections, failure analysis, flight, and reuse activities.
• Collaborate with materials, laboratory, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, customer fracture control, and leadership teams to resolve risks and enable reliable, cost-effective production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in materials science, materials engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant avionics materials and processes experience.
• Experience with material selection, process development, qualification, damage tolerance, inspections, risk assessments, and failure analysis.
• Commitment to accountability, collaboration, execution, and interdisciplinary relationship-building.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with constantly iterating avionics products and processes.

Nice to have

• Experience owning aerospace avionics materials and processes through the full product lifecycle.
• Expertise in printed circuit board assembly, conformal coating, soldering, underfill, staking, and board cleaning processes.
• Knowledge of structural and electronic avionics materials, battery assembly, joining, dispensing, and thermal interface processes.
• Knowledge of NASA, J-STD, IPC, SMC, or TOR standards.
• Experience with statistical experimental design and data analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• High-autonomy environment with ownership and cross-functional collaboration.
• Work on Terran R development, manufacturing scale-up, first flight, and vehicle reuse.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Inclusive workplace focused on accountability, technical rigor, and meaningful impact.