Manufacturing Engineer II - TPA (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite at hirify.global's Long Beach headquarters

Base salary: $100,000–$138,000 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $136,000–$156,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global builds rockets, spacecraft, and critical aerospace subsystems for missions supporting connectivity, protection, and exploration.

What you will do

• Develop new products and revisions for Rutherford and Archimedes engines, with primary responsibility for Archimedes turbopump assembly.
• Develop and document manufacturing processes, testing procedures, safety requirements, and production signoffs.
• Design and implement production tooling, equipment, factory layouts, and manufacturing cells.
• Perform value stream mapping, method-of-manufacture planning, equipment selection, FAT, SAT, and production commissioning.
• Collaborate with propulsion assembly technicians and quality teams to resolve issues and lead containment, root cause, and corrective action investigations.
• Lead continuous improvement and cost-reduction initiatives using lean tools including 5S.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing engineering, or a similar discipline.
• At least 2 years of experience in a heavy development manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of fluid mechanics and structural mechanics fundamentals.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes for aerospace materials.
• For work in U.S. offices, eligibility under U.S. ITAR export-control regulations is required, such as U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, refugee or asylee status, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations.
• The role may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.

Nice to have

• Advanced engineering degree.
• Experience designing, testing, or developing turbopumps or similar turbomachinery.
• Experience with design reviews, design for manufacture, testing, and assembly.
• Knowledge of GD&T, inspection methods, capacity modeling, process mapping, Lean/Six Sigma, and value stream mapping.
• Experience with 3D CAD software and tooling design.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount and company equity opportunities.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and zero-cost HDHP options with HSA contributions.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts, subsidized EV charging, fitness benefits, snacks, and employee discounts.
• Fast-paced environment focused on teamwork, innovation, tight deadlines, and hands-on aerospace production.