Manufacturing Engineer (Mechanical Subassemblies) (Aerospace)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; onsite.

Salary: $110,000–$145,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global Space develops in-space transportation vehicles and propulsion systems for orbital transport, constellation deployment, precision reentry, and missions beyond Low Earth Orbit.

What you will do

• Own manufacturing processes for spacecraft structural and mechanical subassemblies from prototype through flight production.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, travelers, manufacturing plans, tooling, and manufacturing bills of materials.
• Partner with design engineering on DFM, DFA, reliability, production readiness, drawings, tolerances, tooling, assembly sequences, and inspection requirements.
• Support hands-on assembly, integration, troubleshooting, and qualification, acceptance, functional, deployment, and environmental testing.
• Lead root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, non-conformance dispositions, and engineering changes.
• Coordinate cross-functional manufacturing activities and drive improvements in safety, quality, cost, throughput, schedule, configuration control, and flight-hardware traceability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing engineering, production engineering, precision electromechanical assemblies, process engineering, or mechanical integration in a production environment.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
• Demonstrated experience with hardware assembly, troubleshooting, mechanical systems, and cross-functional engineering and production teams.
• Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license under applicable ITAR and EAR requirements.

Nice to have

• 3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience with spacecraft, satellites, launch vehicles, aerospace mechanisms, or other high-reliability hardware.
• Experience with cleanroom or controlled assembly environments, aerospace quality systems, hardware traceability, and mechanical hardware testing.
• Experience with ECOs, configuration management, PLM systems, manufacturing tooling, fixtures, or assembly aids.
• Experience using NX, Creo, Catia, SolidWorks, or similar CAD software.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite position in Redondo Beach.
• Potential eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of stock options.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employment decisions are based on merit, competence, and qualifications.

Hiring process

• Application received and resume review.
• Introductory phone interview followed by technical phone interview(s).
• Onsite interview and offer stage.