Senior Mechanism Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Parsdorf, Bavaria, Germany

Company

hirify.global develops sustainable launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations, including the Spectrum Launch Vehicle.

What you will do

• Design vehicle mechanisms from CAD and sizing through qualification and acceptance.
• Define requirements and lead trade studies for stage separation, fairing separation, hydraulic, pneumatic, electro-mechanical, and umbilical systems.
• Optimize manufacturing, mechanism performance, assembly, and test solutions.
• Collaborate with static structures, propulsion, AGNC, AIT, and production teams.
• Create, review, and release development and flight hardware drawings and design documentation.
• Define test plans and procedures, support test execution, and complete post-processing and issue resolution.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of full-cycle product design engineering experience, including CAD, assembly, and test execution.
• Experience with manufacturing processes, project planning, materials, surface treatments, and ISO GPS or ASME GD&T tolerancing.
• Strong knowledge of kinematic synthesis, pneumatic and hydraulic actuation, electro-mechanical actuation, mechatronics, instrumentation, structural strength, stability, fatigue, and tribology.
• Experience defining and executing test plans and procedures.
• Proficient English skills are required; German is a plus.

Nice to have

• Experience with launch-vehicle structures and fluid systems, complex part manufacturing, and aerospace assembly techniques.
• Experience with NX, Teamcenter, Solidworks, Catia, Ansys, Altair HyperWorks, Nastran, ERP/MES, PLM, or equivalent tools.
• Experience with analytical structural sizing calculations.
• Willingness to travel to launch sites and suppliers for hardware support.

Culture & Benefits

• 30 days of vacation and a company pension plan with a 20% employer contribution after the probation period.
• Virtual company share program and individual learning allowance after the probation period.
• Subsidised lunches, a fully financed Deutschlandticket, workwear rental with laundry service, and sponsored sports club membership.
• Childcare allowance for non-school-age children.
• Opportunity to work on sustainable launch systems in a fast-growing European space company.