Integration Build Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite. Full-time role requiring willingness to work evenings and/or weekends during critical mission milestones.

Base salary: $86,100–$122,220 for Engineer Level I, $112,340–$159,468 for Engineer Level II, and $137,760–$195,552 for Senior Engineer Level III.

Company

hirify.global develops human-rated space stations, spacecraft, satellite products, and other space infrastructure for government, corporate, and private customers.

What you will do

• Support integration operations with technicians and engineering representatives, maintaining an engineering presence to remove blockers and keep work moving.
• Plan, schedule, coordinate, direct, and execute functional tests for Haven-1.
• Define and manage test plans, requirements, and schedules with distributed engineering organizations.
• Continuously improve integration procedures and develop, qualify, and refine manufacturing processes for safety, quality, efficiency, and delivery.
• Collaborate with engineers, subject matter experts, technicians, and quality teams to solve production issues and implement root-cause corrective actions for non-conformances.
• At Senior level, act as test director, provide status updates, lead handoffs and tag-ups, and mentor engineers or technicians while managing multiple projects.

Requirements

• B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, or electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field.
• Manufacturing experience, including internships, managing a product or product line across multiple work centers or departments, or working with fluid, pressurized, propulsion, or environmental-control hardware in design, manufacturing, or test.
• 2–4+ years of experience for Manufacturing Engineer II or 4–6+ years for Senior Manufacturing Engineer.
• Hands-on fabrication, assembly, and/or integration experience.
• CAD proficiency; NX is preferred.
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.

Nice to have

• Hands-on hardware building or testing experience in industry or through Formula SAE, rocketry, CubeSat, or robotics teams.
• Experience with aerospace, spacecraft, propulsion, safety-critical, or high-reliability hardware.
• Experience taking designs or processes from concept through build or test and from R&D to production.
• Familiarity with Siemens NX and PLM tools such as Teamcenter.
• Exposure to thermal or structural analysis using Ansys or similar tools.
• Awareness of aerospace workmanship, design, and environmental test standards including IPC, SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-5001, or MIL-STD-810.
• Proficiency applying GD&T, structured root-cause analysis, troubleshooting, clear communication, and cross-functional collaboration.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity and medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, up to 20+ vacation days for exempt staff, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, and access to a 401(k) plan.
• ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, discounts, and other employee perks.
• Onsite food benefits include snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.