Staff Propulsion Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: El Segundo, California, United States; Workplace: On-site. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Salary: $150,000–$181,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms.

What you will do

• Lead the design, analysis, and development of primary and secondary launch vehicle structures, stage interfaces, and payload accommodations.
• Perform static, transient structural, and thermal analyses using FEA to verify mechanical integrity under operational loads.
• Develop test programs, analyze experimental data, and use findings to optimize designs and improve reliability.
• Prepare CAD models for FEA and manufacturing, and create technical reports, specifications, and PDR/CDR materials.
• Collaborate with mechanical, aerospace, and controls engineering teams to deliver flight-ready systems.
• Support mission operations and anomaly investigations while mentoring engineers across experience levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of industry experience in aerospace design and analysis.
• Expertise with Ansys Mechanical, Explicit Dynamics (LS-Dyna), buckling, harmonic response, and random vibration analysis.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and CAD tools including SolidWorks and NX.
• Experience with systems engineering, requirements flowdown, integration, hardware development, testing, and qualification.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with cryogenic systems, liquid rocket systems, and launch vehicle components.
• Hands-on experience designing and improving launch vehicle hardware.
• Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing processes and safety and reliability practices.
• Experience in a startup or rapid-development environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work in a dynamic, cross-functional startup environment.
• Collaboration with an international R&D team.
• Full-time employment with company stock options.
• Health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and retirement benefits.