Propulsion Engineer - Pressure Vessels Lead (COPV)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; occasional travel to suppliers and the Mojave Test Site.

Salary: $136,120–$193,224 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops space stations, spacecraft, satellites, and other crewed space infrastructure for research, manufacturing, government, corporate, and private customers.

What you will do

• Lead the pressure vessel team, set technical direction, review work, and mentor engineers and analysts.
• Act as technical authority for Haven Station COPV and metallic tank designs, approving engineering releases.
• Define analysis and test programs covering composite layup, stress and fracture, proof, burst, cycle, and stress rupture testing.
• Lead failure investigations on prototype and qualification hardware and apply findings to subsequent design iterations.
• Own tank requirements and interfaces with Propulsion, ECLSS, Structures, manufacturing engineering, suppliers, winders, and fabrication shops.
• Develop and defend qualification and fracture control approaches for crewed flight.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials science, or equivalent experience.
• At least 4 years of experience designing, analyzing, or testing pressure vessels or composite structures for flight or other high-consequence applications.
• Experience carrying hardware from design through build and test.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers and reviewing design releases.
• Must meet U.S. export-control requirements by being a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends during critical mission milestones.

Nice to have

• Composite overwrapped pressure vessel design, analysis, or test experience.
• Design and qualification to AIAA S-081 or S-080 and fracture control for crewed spacecraft under NASA-STD-5019.
• Filament winding pattern design, composite manufacturing, and hands-on experience in a composites or pressure vessel shop.
• Titanium tank fabrication, including forgings, superplastic forming, welding, heat treatment, and inspection.
• Experience with propellant management devices, Type IV hydrogen or CNG tanks, Ansys, Abaqus, Femap/Nastran, laminate analysis, or WoundSim.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and access to a 401(k) plan.
• ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, and additional discounts.
• Onsite food perks including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner, and subsidized lunch.