Compensation Analyst I (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; full-time position located in the Long Beach office. Travel up to 10% may be required, along with occasional overtime or weekend work for critical mission milestones.

Salary: $32–$45 USD per hour in California.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space stations, satellites, lunar systems, and other space infrastructure, with facilities for manufacturing crewed systems and space hardware.

What you will do

• Provide compensation data and analysis for hiring, promotions, internal mobility, market competitiveness, and internal equity decisions.
• Support merit increases, promotions, market adjustments, off-cycle reviews, and other compensation planning activities.
• Prepare salary offers, compensation reports, presentations, costing analyses, budget reports, and survey submissions.
• Conduct routine market pricing and support job evaluations, leveling, title alignment, salary structure maintenance, and job architecture initiatives.
• Maintain compensation data across HRIS, compensation planning platforms, and reporting tools, identifying discrepancies and escalating exceptions.
• Document compensation processes and contribute to process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in compensation, HR analytics, finance, or a related analytical role.
• Foundational understanding of salary structures and pay ranges, market pricing and benchmarking, job evaluation and internal equity, and compensation planning and administration.
• Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, attention-to-detail, accuracy, and data-integrity skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, follow established processes, meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and develop technical compensation and analytical capabilities.
• Ability to work in the Long Beach office, travel up to 10%, work overtime or weekends when needed, and lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience in engineering, aerospace, technology, or manufacturing organizations.
• Familiarity with Aon, Mercer, Radford, WTW, Pave, or similar compensation and market survey platforms.
• Experience with compensation planning cycles, job architecture, job leveling, salary structures, compensation reports, spreadsheets, or basic analytical dashboards.
• Interest in process improvement, automation, and AI-enabled tools for analytical efficiency and accuracy.
• Relevant certifications, as appropriate.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, non-exempt employment with company equity and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Non-exempt staff receive 10+ days of vacation, with the ability to cash out unused vacation annually; paid time off is provided.
• Additional benefits include ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, discounts, free snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.
• Overtime or weekend work may be required to support critical mission milestones.