Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Stage Machining (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite role

Hiring range: $122,000–$182,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops Terran R rockets and the manufacturing systems required to deliver customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Share ownership of operations on two large 3-axis mills, two large 5-axis mills, and a vertical turning lathe.
• Introduce new products to the machining equipment and improve current high-volume work.
• Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices for high-fidelity processes and standardize them across the manufacturing team.
• Establish new machining work centers by defining tooling and processes for Terran R parts.
• Support the shop floor through live issue resolution and provide feedback for next-generation manufacturing technology.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, reliability, production, and external vendor teams, including Design for Manufacturing feedback through prototype and flight builds.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or another engineering discipline.
• 4+ years of progressive and related experience.
• 3D and 2D design and drafting skills according to ASME Y14.5M; NX is preferred.
• Interpersonal skills to work with engineering and manufacturing groups, understand process constraints, and provide manufacturability inputs.
• Direct experience with CNC milling and turning operations across multiple materials.
• Understanding of machine programming using G-code and machine setup.
• Strong fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement and factory design, fastening and joining, and machining.

Nice to have

• Extensive experience with CNC milling, turning, and drilling across multiple materials.
• Aluminum experience and experience with large parts over 6 feet.
• Experience designing workholding for complicated machining operations.
• Successful new product introduction of an aerospace hardware system into manufacturing, test, and production.
• Experience managing projects in a fast-paced environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on Terran R, rocket manufacturing systems, and advanced aerospace technology.
• Collaborative environment with autonomy, ownership, and cross-functional engineering and production work.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous PTO and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation available.