Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States

Salary: $151,680–$189,600 base pay per year

Company

hirify.global is an aerospace product company designing, manufacturing, and operating all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for sustainable air mobility.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end functional test strategy for aircraft systems from early builds through certified production.
• Align manufacturing, design engineering, flight test, and certification teams on test requirements and coverage.
• Architect and scale automated manufacturing test solutions to improve quality, repeatability, and throughput.
• Lead functional testing in laboratory environments and on aircraft during the transition from prototype to production.
• Integrate functional testing with manufacturing engineering systems, data infrastructure, and production workflows.
• Identify test coverage gaps, risks, and inefficiencies and drive system-level solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of aircraft systems or subsystem test engineering experience, including ownership of test scope and strategy.
• Experience testing aircraft systems under 14 CFR Part 23/25/27/29 or equivalent regulatory frameworks.
• Strong experience with electrical and software-driven testing, data acquisition, and test architectures.
• Python scripting fluency for automation, analysis, and test enablement.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, interpret wiring and integration test results, and communicate complex technical topics across disciplines.

Nice to have

• Experience contributing to full aircraft type certification from program start through approval.
• Experience integrating test systems with SAP or using Capital wiring harness software.
• Knowledge of CANbus, RS-485/422, ARINC-429, Garmin avionics, Part 23 certification, eVTOL, or advanced air mobility.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety-sensitive role requiring a successful background check and pre-employment and random drug screening.
• Pay-for-performance compensation culture.
• Commitment to an equitable, inclusive, and diverse workplace.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.