Junior Manufacturing Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Auckland, New Zealand; onsite at the Auckland Production Complex Office

Company

hirify.global builds rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for space missions and advanced aerospace applications.

What you will do

• Turn early designs into manufacturable products and support new product launches on the factory floor.
• Improve production quality, throughput, manufacturing processes, and technical systems.
• Investigate failures, perform engineering analysis, and determine whether parts meet flight standards.
• Design hardware, test setups, and test methods for critical systems.
• Create production procedures, technical documentation, planning systems, quality tracking, and manufacturing data processes.
• Coordinate with production, quality, design, technicians, and engineers to solve manufacturing problems.

Requirements

• Recently completed a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a similar discipline.
• Some technical experience in manufacturing, production, or process engineering and hands-on experience solving problems in complex manufacturing systems.
• Foundational knowledge of complex manufacturing processes and the ability to complete complex assignments with autonomy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, flexibility, and a practical approach to working in a fast-paced environment.
• Relevant discipline experience may include mechanical assembly and integration, electro-mechanical debugging, composites manufacturing, or GD&T, inspection, CAM, and CNC machining.
• For the New Zealand role, background and nationality checks are required, and eligibility to access equipment and data regulated under ITAR is required.

Nice to have

• Aerospace, defense, or high-reliability manufacturing experience.
• Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma knowledge.
• ERP or PLM experience, including Siemens Teamcenter or Infor LN.
• Production quality metrics and environmental or production acceptance testing experience.
• Knowledge of instrumentation, interfaces, sensors, power supplies, oscilloscopes, serial devices, accelerometers, thermocouples, or RTDs.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on hard technical problems, innovation, teamwork, and tight deadlines.
• Emphasis on practical ownership, continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and professional conduct.
• Health and safety policies and procedures must be followed at all times.
• Domestic and international travel may be required.