Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer (Missile Systems)

Location: Huntsville, AL, United States of America; onsite role supporting remote proving grounds and flight test ranges.

Company

hirify.global is a rapidly growing employee-owned company developing advanced missile and aerospace hardware.

What you will do

• Lead mechanical architecture and 3D CAD modeling for missile airframes, seekers, body tubes, fins, canards, and internal mounting structures.
• Perform structural, modal, thermal, and aerothermal FEA to verify integrity, thermal margins, and dynamic response under supersonic and hypersonic flight loads.
• Manage mass properties and aerodynamic stability in collaboration with the GNC team.
• Integrate control actuation systems, propulsion units, avionics, IMUs, power electronics, and thermal batteries, including mechanical interfaces, enclosures, mounting chassis, and vibration isolation.
• Select aerospace materials and apply DFMA principles with machine shops, composite fabricators, and additive manufacturing vendors.
• Author and lead environmental qualification tests, support flight-test operations, and participate in failure review boards and root-cause analysis.

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline with 5+ years of experience, or an M.S. with 3+ years, in missile, rocket, or high-performance aerospace structures.
• Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD modeling using Siemens NX, CATIA V5/3DEXPERIENCE, or SolidWorks.
• Strong hands-on expertise with ANSYS, NASTRAN, Abaqus, or FEMAP for structural, thermal, and dynamic stress analysis.
• Deep understanding of high-speed aerodynamics, thermal protection systems, aero-heating load prediction, and structural dynamics including vibration and shock.
• In-depth knowledge of aerospace materials including titanium, carbon composites, high-temperature alloys, and ablatives, as well as precision manufacturing processes.
• Active US DoD Secret security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee-owned company structure.
• Equal opportunity employment environment.
• Work includes deployment to remote proving grounds and flight test ranges for hardware assembly, launcher integration, pre-flight checks, and post-flight inspection.