Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: El Segundo, California, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms.

What you will do

• Develop mechanical systems, structures, mechanisms, assemblies, and engineering solutions across multiple products and manufacturing programs.
• Evaluate structural performance, thermal behavior, tolerances, manufacturability, mechanical interfaces, and product performance.
• Lead complex engineering analyses, design trade studies, technical reviews, and mechanical verification, qualification, validation, and testing.
• Guide root cause investigations, engineering changes, corrective actions, and design improvements.
• Provide technical guidance through design reviews, manufacturing reviews, supplier evaluations, and complex problem resolution.
• Mentor engineers and advance mechanical engineering methods, design practices, standards, verification approaches, and analytical techniques.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 12–15 years of related experience, master’s degree with 8–12 years, or PhD with 5–8 years in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, civil engineering, industrial design, engineering technology, or a related technical field.
• Extensive experience with mechanical components, assemblies, structures, mechanisms, manufacturing solutions, product design, structural analysis, stress analysis, CAD, and engineering analysis.
• Knowledge of thermal analysis, tolerance analysis, GD&T, manufacturing processes, product verification, and system integration.
• Experience with mechanical design, CAD, simulation, and engineering analysis tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, ANSYS, or MATLAB.
• Experience with engineering documentation, PLM, ERP, and collaboration tools such as Windchill, SAP, or Jira.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, refugee, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations under United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work in a dynamic and cross-functional engineering environment.
• Hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and operations.
• Opportunities to contribute to complex space and airborne platform programs and continuous engineering improvement.