Senior Fluids Analyst, Combustion Devices (Aerospace)

Location: Colorado, USA

Hiring range: $132,000–$198,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures rockets, including the Terran R launch vehicle, to deliver customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Contribute to the design and qualification of combustion-device hardware, including injectors, thrust chambers, heat exchangers, and igniters, using computational fluid dynamics analysis.
• Review test and flight data to evaluate and anchor analytical models.
• Collaborate with hardware designers and apply thermofluid expertise to influence design decisions.
• Develop and recommend analysis approaches that can reduce design iteration time.
• Work with accountability, collaboration, and strong execution across the propulsion team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering field.
• 5+ years of experience performing computational fluid dynamics analyses, including employment, internships, or project experience.
• Familiarity with analysis steps such as pre-processing, post-processing, meshing, and defining boundary conditions.
• Experience with basic engineering scripting in Python, MATLAB, or a similar language.
• Strong background in fluid mechanics and heat transfer.

Nice to have

• Graduate degree in a science or engineering field.
• Experience with Siemens STAR-CCM+.
• Working knowledge of rocket-engine subsystems, such as combustion devices.
• Prior aerospace experience is not required; varied perspectives and backgrounds are valued.

Culture & Benefits

• Ownership, accountability, autonomy, and bottoms-up decision-making are emphasized.
• Cross-functional collaboration spans propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, and corporate teams.
• Competitive salary and equity are offered.
• Benefits include generous paid time off and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.