Spacecraft Dynamics Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA; in-person collaboration at the Playa Vista office.

Company

hirify.global manufactures satellite buses at scale through software, vertical integration, and hardware designed for manufacturing, supporting earth observation, communications, and other spacecraft applications.

What you will do

• Own dynamic and loads analysis across spacecraft components, subsystems, and full vehicles.
• Develop load cases and environmental requirements for quasi-static, random vibration, shock, and acoustics conditions.
• Predict spacecraft response across launch, deployment, and on-orbit phases using finite element and analytical methods.
• Build coupled system models across spacecraft and launch-vehicle interfaces, evaluating loads, margins, and system behavior.
• Plan and execute vibration, shock, and mode survey test campaigns; process test and flight data, validate models, and improve prediction accuracy.
• Develop Python, MATLAB, or similar tools for simulation, data processing, and signal analysis; provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related engineering field.
• 8+ years of experience in structural dynamics, loads, or environment prediction.
• Strong fundamentals in vibration, shock, transient response, and frequency-domain analysis.
• Experience with finite element modeling and analysis using NASTRAN, FEMAP, or similar tools.
• Strong background in linear algebra, numerical methods, and dynamic system modeling.
• Experience processing and correlating telemetry, test, or flight data, including high-speed data and signal processing.
• Ability to communicate complex dynamics concepts clearly across engineering teams and operate in fast-paced, high-ownership environments.
• Eligibility requires qualifying as a U.S. Person under ITAR/EAR rules or being able to obtain the required U.S. export authorizations.

Nice to have

• Spacecraft or launch-vehicle coupled loads analysis experience.
• Hands-on vibration, shock, or mode survey testing experience.
• Familiarity with GSFC, MIL-STD, or similar industry standards.
• Experience with flexible body dynamics or separation events.
• Experience building internal tools or automating analysis workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment at a fast-growing startup with equity and long-term stock-option incentives.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, plus $100k life insurance.
• 15 days of vacation initially, growing to 20+ days annually, plus 10 paid holidays.
• 401(k) matching, eight weeks of paid parental leave, and childcare reimbursement up to $350 per day for work-related travel.
• Daily catered lunch, unlimited snacks, office socials, family gatherings, and a Playa Vista office designed for in-person collaboration.