Senior Machinist (Aerospace)

Location: San Jose, California, United States; fully on-site five days per week. Candidates must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements for access to ITAR/EAR-controlled information.

Salary: $129,000–$166,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates low Earth orbit satellite constellations and provides integrated spacecraft manufacturing and payload integration.

What you will do

• Program and operate 3- and 5-axis CNC mills and lathes for flight components.
• Participate in testing and tooling design reviews to identify manufacturability and tolerance issues.
• Develop fixturing, tooling, and machining processes for faster and more efficient production.
• Own first-article and in-process quality control for hardware.
• Document work in MES, write non-conformance tickets, and maintain component traceability.
• Train shop personnel and engineers on tooling and component-specific machining processes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of machining experience in aerospace, medical, or another high-precision industry.
• Experience programming 3- and 5-axis CNC mills and using CAM software such as Fusion 360 or MasterCAM.
• Experience with Haas and Fanuc controllers.
• Strong metrology fundamentals and confidence using inspection tools.
• Experience or comfort machining brittle materials such as graphite, composites, and ceramics.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, protected individual, or otherwise eligible to access export-controlled information; able to obtain security clearance if required.

Nice to have

• Matsuura, Yasda, and Haas experience.
• CMM programming experience.
• Tooling, test lab, or Class 7+ cleanroom experience.
• Experience machining exotic alloys, graphite, or other brittle materials.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with equity compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Three weeks of paid vacation for new employees, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, and paid parental leave.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support.