Sr Stage Development Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; travel to test and launch sites is required, including flexibility for shifted schedules and weekend work during critical milestones.

Hiring range: $123,000–$198,000 USD annually, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global develops Terran R rockets and the manufacturing systems needed to deliver customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Own stage test campaigns end to end, including test planning, campaign execution at Stennis, test sequence development, data review, and console operations during hotfire tests.
• Integrate vehicle systems by decomposing requirements, defining verification activities, and executing operational plans and CONOPs for testing, hotfire, and launch campaigns.
• Troubleshoot technical challenges in real time and work hands-on with aerospace hardware.
• Lead risk adjudication and mitigation planning through qualification, acceptance, and hotfire test campaigns.
• Support subsystem troubleshooting, partner investigations, engine analysis and simulation, and trade studies.
• Collaborate across engineering functions to design, build, test, fly, recover, and reuse Terran R.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Technical aptitude and basic understanding of mechanical, fluids, and electrical engineering disciplines.
• Ability to travel to test and launch sites and work shifted schedules or weekends during critical milestones.

Nice to have

• Graduate degree in engineering or a related field and 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing, manufacturing, assembling, and testing complex aerospace systems.
• Leadership or coordination experience in multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Ability to communicate complex technical problems clearly and collaborate through influence with technical owners.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomy, ownership, and responsibility for high-impact engineering outcomes.
• Cross-functional collaboration across propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, and corporate functions.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodation support.