Senior Systems Safety Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; support travel or off-site work as needed. US citizenship is required due to program requirements, and the role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Base pay range: $125,300–$187,850 USD annually in California.

Company

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

What you will do

• Develop, implement, and update safety program plans, range safety requirement matrices, ground hazard analyses, ground safety plans, and related documentation.
• Prepare and submit range safety deliverables supporting spacecraft and payload processing at launch sites.
• Apply and tailor range safety manuals and industry safety standards for spacecraft programs.
• Develop ground safety procedures for integration and testing of space-system payloads and spacecraft.
• Perform system safety analyses for pressure, propulsion, electrical, mechanism, lifting, and other hazardous systems.
• Collaborate with management, engineering, operations, subject-matter experts, and external safety authorities; participate in engineering reviews and support wider safety-team deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, systems, aerospace engineering, or another technical discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience in system safety, certification, aerospace, and/or spacecraft design, focused on regulatory compliance, requirements, or safety.
• Deep understanding of ground safety processes, including applying safety and compliance standards and requirements and justifying non-compliance when applicable.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent safety programs, prioritize work, and execute tasking effectively.
• Ability to read, interpret, and develop electrical, interface, and system technical documentation.
• US citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Nice to have

• Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.
• Experience with compliance, tailoring, and submission of range safety standards, including SSCMAN, GSFC, and ANSI/AIAA.
• Experience working with or engaging launch-range safety authorities, including NSSL missions and payloads.
• Experience with composite overwrapped pressure vessels, payload processing, launch operations, hazardous propellants, and high-pressure systems.
• Familiarity with launch sites such as Vandenberg, Cape Canaveral, and Wallops Flight Facility.
• Experience working with minimal supervision on complex projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for multidisciplinary collaboration and explaining complex implementation processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on meaningful space missions, teamwork, innovation, and execution under tight deadlines.
• Company stock, an Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount, and competitive total compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA contribution; flexible spending and dependent-care accounts.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Additional perks include EV-charging subsidies, fitness benefits, 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.