Senior Tool Design Engineer I (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global headquarters. The role may involve travel to alternative production sites and vendors, up to 15%.

Base salary: $95,200–$119,000 USD annually. Total compensation, including equity: $115,475–$154,675 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for missions spanning Earth, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

What you will do

• Lead the design, analysis, documentation, procurement, and implementation of ground support equipment and production tooling, from handling and production fixtures to engine- and space-vehicle-level equipment.
• Own the manufacturing, scheduling, and sourcing of critical production tools, including tooling aids, support equipment, and specialized hardware from concept through delivery.
• Coordinate with N/C programmers, welders, machinists, shop personnel, suppliers, manufacturing engineers, and designers to ensure timely execution.
• Drive product requirements, GD&T specifications, manufacturing processes, and design-for-manufacturing improvements for robust, cost-effective tooling.
• Lead tooling design reviews, tooling readiness reviews, and corrective-action investigations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, aerospace engineering, or another engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of tooling design and analysis experience, plus 5+ years of technical project management or manufacturing design experience.
• Fundamental understanding of mechanical design principles.
• Experience with FEA analysis and hand calculations for structural, mechanical, or fluid components.
• Expert knowledge of creating, reviewing, and interpreting engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Advanced proficiency with Siemens NX or similar CAD and PLM packages.
• For work in U.S. offices, candidates must meet applicable ITAR access requirements, including U.S. citizenship, lawful U.S. permanent residence, qualifying refugee or asylum status, or eligibility to obtain required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Tooling manufacturing experience in aerospace, automotive, or large-format fabrication.
• Knowledge of heat transfer, fluids, structural mechanics, advanced structural analysis, and solid mechanics.
• Project management experience in a fast-paced prototype fabrication shop and experience developing tooling from clean-sheet design through production ramp-up.
• Knowledge of manufacturing methods for large precision structures and equipment, aerospace design specifications, and quality standards.
• Experience integrating hydraulic and pneumatic control systems and using hand tools and basic fabrication equipment.
• Strong communication with engineers and shop-floor technicians; experience mentoring developing engineers.

Culture & Benefits

• Work involves periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid vacation and sick time; 11 paid holidays; flexible spending and dependent-care accounts; parental leave; disability and life insurance; and a 401(k) with company match.
• Includes an employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount, company equity, subsidized EV charging, fitness benefits, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• Work is performed in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines, cross-functional teamwork, and a focus on delivering complex space hardware.