Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Turbomachinery)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $122,000–$182,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops rockets and manufacturing systems, including the Terran R launch vehicle and Aeon engine programs.

What you will do

• Produce components and assemblies for fuel and oxidizer turbopumps used in Aeon-R and Aeon-R Vac engines.
• Own manufacturing trades and develop processes for fabricating, testing, and delivering propulsion hardware and subassemblies.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes for cost, quality, and lead-time performance.
• Serve as the primary interface between manufacturing and design teams during Aeon-R architecture optimization.
• Support the scale-up of manufacturing operations for flight engines and Terran R production.
• Drive projects through ambiguous and technically challenging rocket turbopump and additively manufactured hardware issues.

Requirements

• Engineering or related technical degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with turbopump assembly procedures, including rotor balancing, interference fits, clearance checks, structural proofing, and leak checks.
• Experience with fluids testing, machining, and additive manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of general assembly and test procedures, tolerance stack-up analysis, structural proof testing, and pressurized leak checks.
• Experience with Siemens NX or other CAD and analysis tools.
• Experience designing tooling, including conceptualization, modeling, drafting, and detailed analysis.

Nice to have

• Experience with additively manufactured engine hardware.
• Knowledge of GD&T, ASME Y14.5, and industry specifications.
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment.
• Experience working on a flight development program.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package.
• Paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Collaborative work across propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, and corporate teams.
• Opportunity to contribute to rocket, factory, and business development from an early stage of the Terran R program.