Manufacturing Engineer, Thermal Control Systems (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite. Full-time position with a requirement to work evenings and/or weekends when needed to support critical mission milestones.

Annual base salary: $86,100–$122,220 for Engineer Level I, $112,340–$159,468 for Engineer Level II, or $137,760–$195,552 for Senior Engineer Level III.

Company

hirify.global develops human-rated space stations, satellite products, and space infrastructure for government, corporate, and private customers, including the Haven station program.

What you will do

• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for environmental and thermal control systems, balancing efficiency, quality, and cost.
• Design, fabricate, activate, operate, troubleshoot, repair, and modify ground support equipment and test articles for pressurized systems operating from vacuum to 20,000 psig.
• Author manufacturing plans, assembly procedures, and work instructions for thermal control systems hardware.
• Perform hands-on assembly, integration, and testing of tubing, heat exchangers, cold plates, pumps, fans, valves, heaters, filters, and MLI.
• Provide design-for-manufacturability, assembly, and test feedback; collaborate with suppliers and quality assurance teams on component quality and manufacturing processes.
• Resolve manufacturing issues through root cause analysis and corrective action while driving continuous improvement, waste reduction, and product quality.

Requirements

• B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, or electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field.
• At least 2 years of manufacturing experience managing a product or product line across multiple work centers or departments, involving fluid, pressurized, propulsion, or environmental control hardware in design, manufacturing, or test.
• For Engineer II: 2–4+ years of experience; for Senior Manufacturing Engineer: 4–6+ years of experience.
• Hands-on fabrication, assembly, and/or integration experience.
• CAD proficiency, including the ability to review designs, generate manufacturing documentation, and design assembly or test tooling; Siemens NX is preferred.

Nice to have

• Hands-on hardware-building or testing experience from industry or student teams such as Formula SAE, rocketry, CubeSat, or robotics.
• Experience with aerospace, spacecraft, propulsion, safety-critical, or high-reliability hardware.
• Experience taking designs or processes from concept through build or test and from R&D to production.
• Familiarity with Siemens NX, Teamcenter, and thermal or structural analysis tools such as Ansys.
• Awareness of aerospace workmanship, design, and environmental test standards including IPC, SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-5001, or MIL-STD-810.
• Proficiency applying GD&T, structured root cause analysis, and troubleshooting.
• Strong attention to detail, clear communication, and effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Senior-level experience mentoring engineers or technicians and managing multiple projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off; paid parental leave; disability and life insurance; and access to a 401(k) plan.
• Exempt staff can receive up to 20+ vacation days and may cash out unused vacation annually.
• Access to ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, discounts, free snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.