Senior Mechanical Development & Test Engineer II

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global’s global headquarters. Candidates seeking to work in US offices must satisfy applicable ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.

Base pay: $141,800–$236,200 USD annually in California.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end aerospace company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for commercial, scientific, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Lead qualification test campaigns and high-volume acceptance test infrastructure development.
• Insert and validate test infrastructure on the production floor.
• Advise on in-house test capabilities, limits, and future requirements.
• Manage test projects, including resourcing, scheduling, and budgeting as needed.
• Collaborate with design and test engineers to define requirements and iterate design concepts.
• Design complex Mechanical Ground Support Equipment for test implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or another engineering discipline.
• At least 8 years of engineering experience in the aerospace industry.
• Experience with NX Nastran, NX CAD, and Teamcenter.
• Experience conducting component- and system-level environmental testing.
• Experience with test automation and post-test data analysis.
• For US office roles, eligibility under applicable US ITAR requirements is required, including US citizenship, lawful permanent residence, qualifying refugee or asylum status, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in mechanical engineering or another engineering discipline.
• Experience with Confluence and JIRA.
• Experience using Python for automation and data analysis.
• Experience leading teams of engineers and technicians.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on innovation, teamwork, resilience, tight deadlines, and delivering complex missions.
• Company stock, an Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, flexible spending, dependent care, disability, and life insurance benefits.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, and parental leave.
• Additional benefits may include EV charging, fitness facilities or gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• The role may require prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.

Hiring process

• Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the US application or interview process should contact the designated accommodation resource.