Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer I (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; position is based in the US office. US citizenship or other qualifying ITAR authorization is required.

Base salary: $115,200–$158,400 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $135,475–$194,075 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for civil, commercial, defense, and interplanetary missions.

What you will do

• Support business development with proposals and mission concepts.
• Develop high-performance, lightweight satellite systems, mechanisms, deployment systems, and satellite bus configurations.
• Develop spacecraft concepts and configurations for science and interplanetary missions.
• Own component designs from concept through production, testing, and operation, including CAD models, production drawings, and procedures.
• Perform hand calculations and FEA, and lead component design, manufacturing, and test reviews.
• Manage development schedules, vendors, budgets, and project deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or another engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience.
• Experience with CAD modeling and drawing.
• US citizenship is required due to program requirements.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or PhD in aerospace, mechanical, or another engineering discipline.
• Spacecraft or satellite design experience and experience developing satellite deployment systems.
• Rapid conceptual design iteration experience and strong mechanical mechanism problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on development and testing experience, including analysis and interpretation of thermal and vibration test data.
• Ability to take a product from concept through production with little supervision and work autonomously.
• Ability to apply GD&T to component designs.
• General spacecraft systems engineering knowledge, including requirements assessments and interface control document generation.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount and company stock as part of total compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and zero-cost HDHP options with HSA contribution.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts, subsidized EV charging, fitness benefits, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• Work may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.