Staff Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT) Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Full-time onsite position based at hirify.global HQ in Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $164,000–$246,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops rockets and the Terran R launch vehicle, while its Interplanetary Sciences Program develops a privately funded Mars science mission targeted for 2028.

What you will do

• Own spacecraft assembly, integration, and test campaigns from component and subsystem testing through vehicle-level environmental testing and launch preparation.
• Develop assembly procedures, test plans, acceptance criteria, and verification approaches with systems and discipline leads.
• Plan and lead thermal, vibration, EMI/EMC, functional, and end-to-end integrated payload tests.
• Design mechanical and electrical ground support equipment, tooling, test setups, and campaign infrastructure, including cleanrooms.
• Lead test readiness reviews, execute tests, assess results, resolve discrepancies, and drive failures to root-cause closure.
• Manage hardware configuration, assembly and test records, verification evidence, and early identification of assembly, access, handling, and testability risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or a related engineering field.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience integrating and testing spacecraft or similarly complex flight hardware.
• Experience leading spacecraft or payload integration and environmental test campaigns, including thermal vacuum and vibration testing.
• Ability to write and execute test plans and procedures, assess test data, and close verification requirements.
• Strong hardware troubleshooting skills and sound technical judgment under schedule pressure.
• Experience working across hardware, software, and systems engineering teams to take a flight system from development through delivery.

Nice to have

• Spacecraft-level AI&T ownership on a deep-space or other one-of-a-kind mission.
• Optical communications, precision pointing, or tightly coupled payload integration experience.
• Electrical ground support equipment, automated test systems, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Cleanroom operations, ESD controls, and flight hardware handling.
• Launch site integration or launch campaign support.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work at hirify.global HQ in Long Beach.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous PTO and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to transparency and fairness in compensation.

Hiring process

• Unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, and referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms are not accepted.
• Reasonable accommodation requests can be submitted to the company’s accommodations contact.