Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer II - Secret Clearance

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite role. U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements, and U.S. office employees must meet applicable ITAR eligibility requirements.

Base Pay Range: $132,000–$198,000 USD annually.

Company

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

What you will do

• Own the development of new or existing spacecraft propulsion and fluidic products or systems as a technical lead.
• Perform conceptual and detailed performance calculations, systems modelling, analysis, validation, and system design.
• Gather, define, and manage requirements and lead systems engineering activities.
• Plan, instrument, execute, and analyze development and qualification tests.
• Make risk-based technical decisions, manage schedules and priorities, coordinate engineers and technicians, and communicate status to stakeholders and leadership.
• Mentor team members and improve engineering processes, documentation, training, and technical reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, aerospace, mechanical, mechatronics, or another technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in propulsion system development or another high-performance engineering field.
• Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• Expertise in propulsion system modelling, static and transient analysis, and model validation using software such as Amesim, EcosimPro, Simulink, or Simscape.
• Experience with the end-to-end development process, including requirements gathering, detailed design, qualification, production, and acceptance testing.
• Experience with all steps of the Systems Engineering V and risk-based decision-making.
• Experience with propulsion systems using different storable propellants, including electrical and chemical systems.

Nice to have

• Passion for engineering, curiosity, willingness to learn, hands-on engineering skills, and comfort with ambiguity.
• Ability to use engineering principles, literature, standards, risk assessments, test data, and physics-based models to make decisions.
• Experience planning technical work, scheduling delivery, and managing execution.
• Experience with Jama, Python for data manipulation and post-processing, NX or equivalent CAD software, GD&T, engineering drawings, and PLM tools such as Teamcenter or Windchill.
• Experience with National Instruments data acquisition systems and testing or troubleshooting flight hardware.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Master’s degree or PhD.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with competitive base pay and company stock as part of total compensation.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount, medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, disability, and life insurance.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a 401(k) plan with company match.
• Additional benefits include subsidized EV charging, onsite fitness centers where available, gym memberships, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• The role may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.