Spacecraft Responsible Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $164,000–$246,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops rockets and spacecraft-related systems, including the Terran R launch vehicle and privately funded interplanetary science missions.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end definition, integration, and delivery of the spacecraft bus and its interaction with mission payloads.
• Define, track, and ensure compliance with spacecraft-level requirements, interfaces, and power, mass, thermal, and communications performance budgets.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external spacecraft bus providers from design and procurement through integration, testing, launch, and operations.
• Serve as the technical and programmatic focal point for spacecraft execution and mission success.
• Coordinate complex systems involving multiple vendors and customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in spacecraft or satellite systems engineering, integration, or mission design.
• Proven ability to manage complex systems involving multiple vendors and customers.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft subsystems, including power, thermal, communications, attitude determination and control, and propulsion, as well as their interdependencies.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through integration and test, launch campaigns, or mission operations.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, with the ability to work across technical and programmatic boundaries.

Nice to have

• Experience with end-to-end mission development, including payload-to-spacecraft integration.
• Familiarity with NASA or commercial spacecraft systems engineering processes applied in a New-Space context.
• Experience supporting spacecraft launch and early operations.
• Prior experience with deep-space or interplanetary spacecraft systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work environment emphasizing autonomy, ownership, technical rigor, creativity, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave policy.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.