Business Development Engineer I (Hypersonics)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite at hirify.global’s global headquarters. U.S. citizenship is required, and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Salary: $72,000–$100,000 USD base pay annually for California.

Company

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

What you will do

• Draft proposals and support capture activities for HASTE business opportunities in collaboration with Business Development and Engineering.
• Track opportunities, analyze pipeline activity, forecast demand, and support pricing, business planning, and product development.
• Coordinate with Engineering to assess mission requirements and prepare technical responses for HASTE capabilities.
• Work with Production and Engineering to establish realistic non-recurring engineering timelines and launch dates.
• Maintain HASTE marketing materials, data sheets, user guides, and standardized customer-facing technical documentation.
• Use Salesforce and internal tools to track leads, opportunities, proposals, KPIs, agreements, and Jira activities while monitoring hypersonic and suborbital launch markets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical discipline.
• Professional or internship experience in an engineering role within aerospace, defense, or national security.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience or academic exposure to the design, manufacturing, integration, or testing of hypersonic systems, payloads, or flight vehicles.
• Experience with hypersonic systems, flight testing, launch vehicles, or national security markets.
• Experience on fast-paced engineering programs with geographically distributed or cross-functional teams.
• Master’s degree in aerospace engineering or a related discipline such as mechanical, electrical, or computer engineering.
• Experience with Python scripting, trajectory generation, or trajectory analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, problem-solving, independent prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, with demonstrated curiosity about aerospace, hypersonics, and national security.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, collaborative environment focused on innovation, teamwork, hard work, and tight deadlines.
• Company stock, a 15% discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, and a 401(k) plan with company match.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA contribution; flexible spending and dependent care accounts.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Additional perks include subsidized EV charging, fitness and gym benefits, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• The role may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.