Senior Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Westminster, Colorado, United States; Workplace: On-site. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, protected individuals, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Company

hirify.global develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, spacecraft, and other aerospace platforms.

What you will do

• Design mechanical systems for aerospace and ruggedized electronic products from concept through detailed design.
• Define requirements and perform thermal, vibration, shock, stress, environmental, and finite element analyses.
• Develop designs for manufacturing, assembly, testing, reliability, and precision machining.
• Support manufacturing, testing, environmental qualification, and field deployment of products.
• Present engineering design reviews to customers and leadership.
• Contribute to technical proposals and collaborate closely with electrical engineering teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least 5 years of industry experience designing and analyzing avionics, ruggedized electronics packaging, aircraft structures, or mechanisms; a Master’s degree may count as two years.
• Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks and professional mechanical or FEA tools such as Ansys.
• Knowledge of electronics assemblies, thermal management, vibration and stress dynamics, EMI/EMC mitigation, GD&T, and environmental compatibility.
• Experience with CNC manufacturing and design for test, manufacturability, assembly, and reliability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Aerospace design, development, and qualification experience.
• Experience serving as a technical lead on a program or project.
• Aircraft or airframe integration experience.
• Experience with FAA certification to DO-160G or environmental qualification to MIL-STD-810.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work in Westminster, Colorado.
• Hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work in a cross-functional startup environment.
• Opportunities to work on leading-edge hardware for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems.