Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer I

Location: Long Beach, CA; U.S. office position.

Salary: $124,000–$186,000 USD base pay annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for civil, commercial, interplanetary, and defense missions.

What you will do

• Support proposals and mission concepts with the Business Development team.
• Develop lightweight, high-performance satellite systems, mechanisms, deployment systems, and satellite bus configurations.
• Develop concepts for high-value science and interplanetary missions and define modern satellite mechanisms.
• Own component designs from conceptual design through production, testing, and operation.
• Perform hand calculations and FEA, create CAD models and production drawings, and maintain test and operations procedures.
• Lead design, manufacturing, and test reviews while managing schedules, vendors, budgets, and project deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or another engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience.
• Experience with CAD modeling and drawing.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• For U.S. office work, candidates must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations under ITAR.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering.
• Spacecraft or satellite design, satellite deployment systems, and rapid conceptual design iteration experience.
• Exceptional mechanical mechanism problem-solving and hands-on development and testing experience.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting thermal and vibration test data.
• Ability to take a product from concept through production with little supervision and work autonomously.
• Experience applying GD&T to component designs.
• Spacecraft systems engineering knowledge, requirements assessment experience, and experience generating interface control documents.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work with flight hardware in a fast-paced space technology environment.
• 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, 11 paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Additional perks include EV charging, fitness centers where available, gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• Work may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.