Components Engineer (Spacecraft)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite at the Long Beach location. Up to 10% travel to remote sites and vendors may be required.

Salary: $112,340–$230,000 USD annually in California.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures commercial space stations, spacecraft, satellite products, and future crewed systems for space, lunar, and Martian applications.

What you will do

• Design, analyze, build, and test fluid components, electromechanical hardware, and fluid systems for spacecraft and space stations.
• Own critical spacecraft propulsion hardware and systems with responsibility for their development.
• Interface with production teams to translate designs into spacecraft hardware.
• Perform engineering trade studies and make recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals.
• Develop and execute hardware tests, setups, and data acquisition activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or a similar engineering discipline.
• At least 2 years of experience designing, building, and/or testing mechanisms, structures, valves, or other mechanical systems.
• Ability to work collaboratively with technicians, engineers, and managers in an integrated team environment.
• Strong self-motivation, organizational skills, and written and oral communication skills, with the ability to prioritize and execute work in a high-pressure environment.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in aerospace, manufacturing, materials, or mechanical engineering, or physics.
• Understanding of spacecraft or launch-vehicle propulsion systems and fluid components.
• Experience with NX 8.5 or other CAD tools such as PTC Creo or CATIA, including GD&T per ASME Y14.5-1994.
• Knowledge of compressible and incompressible flow, thermodynamics, thermochemistry, mechanics, materials, and electrical circuits.
• Experience with FEMAP, ANSYS, or similar FEA tools, including fatigue, fracture, and crack propagation analysis.
• Knowledge of metallic and fluid-system manufacturing techniques, including machining, electron-beam welding, orbital tube welding, tube bending, and structural assembly.
• Experience with aerospace materials, including metals, plastics, and composites, plus test methods and data acquisition systems.
• Passion for advancing commercial spaceflight and human spaceflight.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, exempt employment with compensation calibrated to experience and demonstrated capability.
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, and access to a 401(k) plan.
• Full-time employees receive company equity and additional wellness, mental healthcare, fitness, and discount benefits.
• Onsite food perks include snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.
• Continuous improvement and collaboration with technicians, engineers, managers, and production teams are emphasized.