Structural Analysis Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's headquarters. The position is for candidates seeking to work in U.S. offices and requires U.S. citizenship or eligibility for applicable ITAR authorizations.

Salary: $100,800–$138,600 USD base pay annually.

Company

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

What you will do

• Define, process, and interpret static and dynamic ground-test and flight data, including sensor selection, data acquisition, validation, and environmental determination.
• Perform, validate, and document structural analyses of primary and secondary vehicle structures, including finite element model verification, material selection, trade studies, and mass optimization.
• Perform structural and dynamic simulations covering static, modal, random vibration, buckling, and thermoelastic analysis.
• Collaborate with design and test engineers to iterate designs, define test requirements, and demonstrate positive structural margins.
• Support testing of vehicle subsystems and components, and lead technical projects across analysis and other disciplines.
• Implement new theory and tools and establish best practices within the structural analysis team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or another engineering discipline.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements; candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• 2+ years of structural analysis experience in the aerospace industry.
• Experience using NX Nastran, NX CAD, and Teamcenter.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in mechanical engineering or another engineering discipline.
• Active security clearance.
• Experience analyzing additive-manufactured parts.
• Experience with sensor selection and data post-processing and interpretation, including accelerometers and strain gauges.
• Experience with structural analysis of composites, including laminate design, joint design, materials characterization, and environmental effects.
• Familiarity with nonlinear material simulation, including metal plasticity, elastomers, and adhesive joints.
• Experience designing, executing, processing, and validating spacecraft-level structural test campaigns.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, disability, life insurance, and 401(k) matching benefits.
• Paid vacation, sick time, 11 paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Company stock, an Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount, and other employee discounts.
• Work may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, and computer work, with occasional moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.
• Fast-paced environment focused on teamwork, innovation, tight deadlines, and delivering complex space missions.

Hiring process

• U.S. applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process should contact the designated accommodation resource.