Design Engineer, Turboshaft Mechanical (Aerospace)

TL;DR

Design Engineer, Turboshaft Mechanical (Aerospace): Designing and integrating a novel Turbogenerator for all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with an accent on mechanical modeling and manufacture. Focus on creating complex assemblies in Siemens NX, applying GD&T, and collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure system reliability.

Location: San Jose, California, United States. Unable to provide work visa sponsorship.

Salary: $144,000 - $180,000

Company

hirify.global is an aerospace company building all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for sustainable air mobility.

What you will do

• Create models of parts and large-scale assemblies for a novel Turbogenerator using Siemens NX.
• Develop master geometry, skeleton models, and generate detailed 2D drawings for manufacture.
• Apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) to ensure precise manufacturing.
• Manage the design lifecycle, interfacing with manufacturing, test, supply chain, and quality teams.
• Collaborate with stress and FEA engineers to validate and optimize designs.
• Maintain bills of materials (BOM), test profiles, and design guides.

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in a related scientific or engineering field.
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical design.
• Proficiency in Siemens NX and associated tools.
• Experience with stress and finite element analysis (FEA).
• Proficiency in PDM and PLM environments.
• Must have authorization to work in the US; no visa sponsorship provided.

Nice to have

• Experience with Turbogenerator design or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis.
• Prior experience with hybrid-electric aircraft, eVTOLs, or hybrid automotive powertrains.
• Familiarity with FAA or EASA certification.
• Knowledge of simulation model validation and uncertainty quantification methods.

Culture & Benefits

• Pay-for-performance culture that rewards contributions to company strategy.
• Dedicated to an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces diversity.
• Opportunity to work on complex problems in the cutting-edge sustainable air mobility sector.
• Reasonable accommodations provided for job applicants with disabilities.