Mechanisms Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; full-time onsite role with up to 10% travel to remote sites and vendors.

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

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space stations, spacecraft components, satellites, and future crewed systems for space, lunar, and Martian applications.

What you will do

• Develop space mechanisms from ideation through design, analysis, build, testing, iteration, and flight.
• Work on motorized assemblies, linkages, spring/damper systems, rotating hardware, and crew-operated assemblies.
• Own critical spacecraft hardware and systems with responsibility for their development and performance.
• Collaborate with production teams to translate designs into spacecraft hardware.

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, managers, and support teams in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills, with the ability to prioritize and execute tasks.

Nice to have

• Understanding of spacecraft or launch-vehicle mechanisms and mechanical assemblies.
• Experience with NX/Teamcenter, PTC Creo, CATIA, or other CAD tools, including GD&T application according to ASME Y14.5.
• Experience with FEMAP, ANSYS, or similar FEA tools and knowledge of fatigue, fracture, and crack propagation.
• Knowledge of metallic manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, riveting, bending, and assembly.
• Experience with aerospace metals, plastics, and composites.
• Understanding of test methods, test setups, and data acquisition systems.
• Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals, including with partial information.
• Interest in advancing commercial space and human spaceflight, with a bias toward rapid prototyping, quick iteration, and continuous improvement.

Culture & Benefits

• Integrated, collaborative environment with frequent interaction across engineering, production, technical, management, and support functions.
• Full-time exempt employment with compensation calibrated to experience and demonstrated capability.
• Company equity, medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and access to a 401(k) plan.
• Additional benefits include ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, discounts, free snacks and drinks, onsite barista and dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.
• Equal opportunity employment based on merit, competence, and qualifications.