Human Resources Generalist (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; an additional location is listed as Mariner, California.

Company

hirify.global is an early-stage company developing and delivering advanced defense systems.

What you will do

• Support accurate payroll processing, resolve routine payroll discrepancies, and follow multi-state wage, hour, and tax compliance procedures.
• Administer health insurance, retirement plans, leave management, enrollments, qualifying life events, open enrollment, and benefits reporting.
• Maintain employee records and HRIS data, process hires, terminations, transfers, and compensation updates, and generate routine HR reports.
• Coordinate onboarding for Day 1 readiness, including offer letters, documentation, checklists, compliance requirements, completion tracking, and new-hire support.
• Support onboarding and offboarding, answer routine employee questions, maintain compliant records, and assist with audits and HR programs.
• Identify data discrepancies and opportunities to streamline HR processes and improve the employee experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• 2+ years of HR experience with strong ownership of onboarding.
• Experience working in a startup or high-growth environment.
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms such as Rippling, ADP, Workday, or similar.
• Analytical skills, with dashboards or BI tools mentioned as a plus.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage sensitive information.
• Solid understanding of employment laws and compliance requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or another regulated industry.
• Familiarity with government compliance environments, including audits and reporting standards.
• Experience building or scaling HR processes.
• HR certification such as PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• Early-stage environment with significant ownership and direct impact on the company’s mission.
• Collaboration with HR and cross-functional teams.
• Benefits package available through the company careers page.
• The role may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or information.
• If designated, employment may depend on obtaining and maintaining required U.S. Government security clearance or authorization and meeting applicable citizenship or eligibility requirements.
• Access to export-controlled information requires eligibility without additional export licensing under applicable U.S. export-control regulations.