Level I or Level II Mechanical Design Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site full time in Torrance, California, in the Los Angeles area. U.S. export-control requirements apply: applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. authorizations.

Salary: $90,000–$105,000 for Mechanical Design Engineer I; $115,000–$150,000 for Mechanical Design Engineer II, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global is a Series C startup developing mass-producible, inherently safe microreactors for terrestrial, underwater, and space applications, including missions to the Moon and Mars.

What you will do

• Own mechanical hardware or deliverables within larger space nuclear systems, including interfaces, sourcing, building, testing, and design improvements.
• Define and decompose requirements, manage build and test cycles, defend design decisions, and take concepts through CDR and later phases.
• Own CAD models and configurations, produce drawings and DFMEA documentation, and support design reviews and integration planning.
• Develop clean-sheet designs through procurement, development and qualification testing, manufacturing planning, and work-instruction generation.
• Support test setup, test definition and documentation, tooling and ground-support equipment design, and facility upgrades.
• Coordinate with nuclear, thermal, structures, manufacturing, and quality teams while developing and documenting emerging processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or a related physics-based field.
• 1–3+ years of experience in space-system or product mechanical design, system configuration, and layout.
• Expertise with CAD, such as NX or CATIA, and prior experience with PLM and manufacturing planning or management systems.
• Ability and willingness to work on-site full time.
• Ability to work long hours and weekends when necessary to support critical milestones.
• Applicants must satisfy the stated U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or a related physics-based field.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and integrating space hardware.
• Leadership experience on a project or research team.
• Strong project management, cross-discipline communication, interpersonal, collaborative, and technical communication skills.
• Understanding of fluid systems, solid mechanics, and heat transfer fundamentals.
• Initiative and a demonstrated willingness to go beyond assigned responsibilities.
• Knowledge of materials science, material selection, and material compatibility.
• Ability to conduct system sizing and first-order engineering analyses.
• Mechanical design, GD&T, and drawing experience, including taking designs into production.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity is included in the compensation package.
• Work is centered on systems thinking, end-user focus, unconventional problem-solving, and operating in ambiguity.
• Teams prioritize in-person collaboration and face-to-face interaction with customers, users, and stakeholders.
• The role supports work on advanced nuclear-energy and space systems with military, NASA, and Department of Energy applications.