Senior Facilities & Infrastructure Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Kent, Washington, United States; on-site five days per week

Salary: $149,000–$191,000 annually

Company

hirify.global develops modular, scalable satellites and infrastructure for space-based solar energy, orbital computing, and secure optical data transport.

What you will do

• Lead facilities engineering projects for the Kent manufacturing-site buildout, including scope, schedule, field coordination, commissioning, and operational handover.
• Translate manufacturing and equipment requirements into utility demand, capacity, layouts, infrastructure plans, and production-compatible installation schedules.
• Coordinate civil, structural, geotechnical, permitting, inspection, and site-utility work, including heavy-equipment foundations, drainage, and industrial modifications.
• Coordinate installation and acceptance of CNC machines, additive-manufacturing systems, cranes, test equipment, and storage tanks.
• Own technical delivery of electrical distribution, HVAC, process cooling, compressed air and gases, plumbing, fire protection, exhaust, dust and fume collection, monitoring, and building automation.
• Lead facility troubleshooting, maintenance planning, reliability improvements, technical documentation, capital planning, contractor coordination, and compliance activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, civil, facilities engineering, construction management, or a closely related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of facilities or plant engineering, industrial infrastructure, or capital-project delivery experience, including at least 5 years supporting a manufacturing or heavy-industrial site.
• Experience delivering a major industrial buildout, expansion, or infrastructure program through design, construction, equipment installation, commissioning, and operational handover, including support for an operating facility.
• Strong knowledge of industrial utilities, including electrical distribution, HVAC and process cooling, compressed air and gases, piping, and system controls, with technical depth in at least one discipline.
• Experience diagnosing facility, equipment-support, or utility failures in an operating environment and making technical decisions under schedule pressure.
• Experience coordinating civil or structural work for heavy-equipment foundations or industrial facility modifications, including permitting, inspections, and consultant interfaces.
• Ability to review civil, structural, and MEP drawings, P&IDs, electrical one-line diagrams, equipment specifications, and construction documents; prepare scopes, requirements, and drawing markups.
• Experience delivering multidisciplinary projects, tracking budgets and schedules, evaluating vendor proposals, and coordinating contractors, vendors, and engineering teams.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, the International Building Code, applicable ASME standards, lockout/tagout, and industrial safety practices.
• Clear communication with technical teams, operators, contractors, and leadership; ability to prioritize competing construction and operational needs with limited supervision. Must be able to work on-site in Kent five days per week and meet the stated export-control requirements.

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer license in Washington or another state, with eligibility for Washington licensure as applicable.
• Experience bringing a manufacturing plant online or scaling facilities in aerospace, defense, energy, automotive, or another demanding industrial environment.
• Experience with heavy-equipment foundations, geotechnical coordination, industrial site modifications, complex permitting, high-pressure gas, cryogenic systems, hazardous-material infrastructure, additive manufacturing, or machining utilities.
• Experience with building automation, facility monitoring, data acquisition, industrial-controls integration, CMMS implementation, reliability engineering, or maintenance planning.
• Working proficiency with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Siemens NX, or similar CAD and model-review tools.
• Experience in export-controlled or AS9100/IATF 16949 manufacturing environments; CFM/FMP certification or an advanced related degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment supporting a space-based solar-energy and orbital-infrastructure mission.
• Equity in hirify.global Corp.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents, plus a 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off, 10 paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Relocation assistance where applicable, daily office lunch, and a stocked kitchen.

Hiring process

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, protected individuals, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR requirements.