Mechanical Engineering Co-op (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in Burlingame, California, throughout the six-month co-op

Salary: $30–$45 per hour

Company

hirify.global develops Pulsar, a low-Earth-orbit satellite infrastructure platform providing precise, resilient global positioning and navigation.

What you will do

• Design and develop mechanical hardware for spacecraft manufacturing, integration, and testing.
• Define requirements and develop practical solutions with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams.
• Create detailed CAD models, manufacturing drawings, bills of materials, and engineering documentation.
• Perform structural, mechanical, packaging, and test-data analyses to validate designs.
• Coordinate fabrication, procurement, assembly, integration, verification, and testing.
• Present technical progress, tradeoffs, risks, and results in design reviews and cross-functional discussions.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field, with expected graduation between December 2026 and May 2028.
• At least one prior internship, co-op, research role, or similarly rigorous hardware-engineering project.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, testing, or supporting mechanical hardware beyond coursework.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD software and the ability to create or interpret mechanical drawings.
• Knowledge of material selection, fastening, tolerancing, load paths, and mechanical design tradeoffs.
• Must be able to commit to a full-time, six-month co-op and work on-site in Burlingame. For U.S. export-control compliance, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or other protected individuals under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Nice to have

• Experience releasing hardware for fabrication, including GD&T, tolerance analysis, drawings, or bills of materials.
• Familiarity with DFM/DFA and machining, sheet metal, additive manufacturing, composites, or assembly processes.
• Experience with mechanical assembly, integration, testing, troubleshooting, structural analysis, hand calculations, FEA, or test-data analysis.
• Experience in robotics, CubeSat, Formula SAE, aerospace, research, manufacturing, or other fast-paced hardware environments.
• Interest in spacecraft, aerospace, and high-reliability hardware development.

Culture & Benefits

• Six months of immersive experience alongside experienced aerospace engineers.
• Ownership of engineering work supporting spacecraft production and deployment.
• Exposure to the full hardware-development cycle from requirements and design through fabrication, integration, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborative startup environment with meaningful technical ownership and cross-functional work.
• Hands-on experience in office, laboratory, and manufacturing environments.