Senior Mechanical Engineer (Spacecraft)

Location: Hybrid, with on-site work in the San Jose, California office three days per week. Applicants must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements for access to ITAR/EAR-controlled information.

Salary: $183,000–$198,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is an early-stage space systems provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations and manufactures spacecraft with flexible payload integration.

What you will do

• Own the mechanical direction of spacecraft components from requirements definition through installation on the launch vehicle.
• Design, build, test, analyze, and refine mission-specific components, payloads, and reusable platform hardware.
• Create and maintain mechanical designs, drawings, BOMs, tolerance budgets, and mass budgets in SolidWorks.
• Lead the mechanical portions of internal and external design reviews and coordinate with structural, thermal, electrical, and other engineering teams.
• Lead vibration, TVAC, and other component environmental testing campaigns.
• Prepare mission-specific documentation, build procedures, test plans, and design analyses while managing external vendors.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience designing, building, and testing high-reliability hardware.
• B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency in CAD and component or assembly design, with SolidWorks preferred.
• Mastery of drawings, GD&T, BOMs, FAIs, ECO/DCO processes, PLM systems, tolerance budgets, and mass budgets.
• Experience leading mechanical design for complex electromechanical systems, including technical leadership or management of engineers or technicians.
• Must be eligible to access U.S. export-controlled information under applicable ITAR/EAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Flight heritage and experience with hardware that has operated successfully in space.
• Experience with satellite payloads, mission-level mechanical integration, deployable hardware, or ADCS components.
• Experience with FEMAP, ANSYS, structural analysis, environmental testing, or spacecraft thermal management.
• Experience with SolidWorks PDM, Duro or similar PLM systems, Python, MATLAB, or project management.
• Experience qualifying external vendors and contract manufacturers.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with equity compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus a 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.
• Commitment to equal employment opportunity and workplace diversity, with reasonable accommodations available during the application and interview process.