Manufacturing Engineer I, Machining

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $90,000–$136,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops rockets, factories, and related technologies, including the Terran R launch vehicle for delivering customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Create process plans, standard operating procedures, inspection plans, work-holding designs, and supporting manufacturing documentation.
• Improve machining processes by developing and deploying new technologies and methodologies.
• Advise engineering and design partners on design for manufacturability, fixturing, inspection methods, GD&T requirements, and datum structures.
• Recommend design changes that improve manufacturability.
• Analyze processes producing non-conforming hardware, investigate root causes, and determine corrective actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a comparable STEM field.
• At least 1 year of machining experience.
• Knowledge of GD&T.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering, quality, or supply chain.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of metrology and dimensional inspection methods.
• Proficiency with CAD and CAM software.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, lean principles, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Knowledge of fixture design and stack-up analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with the Machine Shop team on high-precision components for the Terran R program and collaborate with engineering and design teams.
• Access to premium machinery and an expanded state-of-the-art machine shop.
• Training pathways support progression from operating machines to programming them.
• Benefits include competitive salary and equity, PTO and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation upon request.

Hiring process

• hirify.global does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms.