Senior Mechanical/Structural Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in Mojave, California, United States; travel as needed, estimated at less than 5%; 9/80 schedule.

Base salary: $113,000–$144,450 annually for the senior level.

Company

hirify.global develops reusable hypersonic flight-testing and aerospace technologies, including autonomous air-launched Talon-A vehicles.

What you will do

• Conceptualize, size, analyze, and detail mechanical and structural components; create 3D CAD parts and assemblies and margin reports.
• Support structural development, vehicle improvements, payload integration, trade studies, and structural layouts.
• Lead an integrated product team covering mechanical engineering, structural engineering, analysis, dynamics, and manufacturing.
• Make technical decisions for the structures subsystem and lead structural design reviews through manufacturing and flight testing.
• Manage structural requirements, mass properties, configuration control, technical documentation, standards, and ground-test decisions.
• Communicate with program engineering leadership, mentor team members, and resolve technical challenges affecting vehicle performance.

Requirements

• 5+ years of mechanical or aerostructures design engineering experience; senior level requires a bachelor's degree or higher and 5–10 years of engineering experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with structures design and manufacturing, technical leadership, risk management, and small engineering teams with broad responsibilities.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize work against business goals, and adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness and ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance.
• MS Office experience and 3D CAD experience.

Nice to have

• Configuration management systems experience, including Jira, Git, or Jama.
• Experience with rapid development of prototype or experimental flight vehicles.
• Experience developing hypersonic or supersonic vehicles through a full program life cycle.
• Static structural testing experience and an active US security clearance.
• NX and PLM tools such as Teamcenter.

Culture & Benefits

• Healthcare coverage including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drugs.
• Paid maternity and parental leave.
• 50% company match per contributed dollar into a 401(k), up to $11,500.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Equal opportunity employment and a workplace committed to diversity and non-discrimination.