Senior Mechanical Engineer, Stress Analysis (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in Sunnyvale, California, United States

Salary: $150,000–$190,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops lighter-than-air aerospace technology with a humanitarian mission and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

What you will do

• Perform static, buckling, modal, and joint structural analysis for airframe, gondola, and equipment mount structures using FEA tools.
• Develop finite element models, generate meshes, set up load cases, post-process results, and verify findings with hand calculations.
• Design and size structural components and assemblies from concept sketches through detailed CAD.
• Correlate analytical models with static load tests, modal surveys, and ground vibration testing.
• Support design trade studies, prototype fabrication and testing, and investigations of structural issues.
• Document methodologies, assumptions, results, and engineering recommendations in formal reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 5+ years of relevant structural design or analysis experience.
• Hands-on experience with FEA software such as FEMAP, Nastran, ANSYS, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of static strength, buckling, and modal or dynamic analysis, plus proficiency with 3D CAD.
• Experience with bolted, bonded, or welded joint analysis and scripting with Python, MATLAB, or VBA.
• Must be able to work on-site in Sunnyvale, California, and obtain a NASA Moffett Federal Airfield AOA Badge.

Nice to have

• Experience with lighter-than-air, aerospace, weight-critical, composite, or low-volume prototype structures.
• Experience correlating FEA models with physical test data and conducting modal or vibration analysis.
• Experience with fatigue analysis, life prediction, GD&T, and manufacturing drawing standards.
• Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus company-paid life and disability insurance.
• Generous PTO, 10 paid holidays, parental leave, and 401(k) matching up to 6%.
• Daily lunch and snacks, wellness and cell phone stipends, and an annual education stipend.
• Collaborative multidisciplinary environment with prototype hardware, events, and opportunities to work on aviation technology.