Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Boston, United States; hybrid workplace. The role may require 25–50% travel, including domestic and international travel, sometimes on short notice.

Company

hirify.global is a publicly traded aerospace and defense company developing autonomous flight technology and a non-human pilot system for commercial and defense aircraft.

What you will do

• Design, integrate, and test avionics and control components for aircraft and test laboratories.
• Perform system integration design and analysis, including stress and model analyses.
• Create CAD designs and apply industry best practices for geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Support component, system development, and certification testing through test planning, data analysis, reporting, and documentation.
• Prepare and coordinate mechanical design and fabrication drawings.
• Travel to aircraft and system integration test locations as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering and 5+ years of technical work experience.
• Advanced modeling experience with SolidWorks, CATIA, Onshape, Fusion 360, or Creo.
• Experience taking designs from concept through detailed design, build, and test.
• Experience leading mechanism design, controls design and analysis, environmental analysis, and structural analysis activities.
• Strong organization, analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of RTCA DO-160, DO-254, and MIL-STD-810 qualification and regulatory requirements.
• Hands-on laboratory or field experience, including soldering, drilling, hand tools, and complex mechanical assemblies.
• Experience with electro-mechanical systems, motors, and EMI/EMC qualification testing.
• Experience with weight-critical mechanical design, interface management, and laboratory test equipment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an aerospace and defense environment focused on autonomous flight systems.
• Collaborate across aircraft development, system integration, and flight-test activities.
• Participate in development and certification testing at domestic and international flight-test facilities.