Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Machining

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $122,000–$182,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops rockets, including the Terran R launch vehicle, and builds the manufacturing capabilities required to produce flight hardware.

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 that produce non-conforming hardware, investigate root causes, and determine corrective actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a comparable STEM field.
• 5+ years of experience in machining.
• 3+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, or Supply Chain.
• Knowledge of GD&T.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of metrology and dimensional inspection methods.
• Proficiency in 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 on high-precision machined components integrated into Terran R flight hardware.
• Collaborate across manufacturing, engineering, and design teams in a technically rigorous environment.
• Access to premium machinery and an expanded state-of-the-art machine shop.
• Training pathways support progression from machine operation to programming.
• Benefits include equity, PTO, sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.