Senior Mechanical Engineer (Spacecraft Instrument Mechanisms)

Location: Onsite at the office in Mountain View, California, United States

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 low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations for mission-critical Earth intelligence and remote sensing.

What you will do

• Own the mechanical direction of spacecraft instrument mechanisms from requirements definition through launch-vehicle installation.
• Design, analyze, size, assemble, characterize, and lifetime-test moving mechanism assemblies using SolidWorks.
• Lead Design for Manufacturing and Design for Assembly efforts for continuous improvement and volume production.
• Support control algorithm development and tuning with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Lead mechanical content for internal and external design reviews and create mission-specific build procedures and documentation.
• Support subsystem environmental testing, including vibration, thermal-vacuum testing, and system characterization.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience designing, building, and testing high-reliability hardware.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency in CAD for component and assembly design, with SolidWorks preferred.
• Mastery of drawings, GD&T, BOMs, FAIs, tolerance budgets, mass budgets, ECO/DCO processes, and PLM systems.
• Experience leading mechanical design for complex electromechanical systems, managing small engineering or technician teams, and coordinating cross-functional work.
• Must be eligible to access U.S. export-controlled information under applicable ITAR/EAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Flight heritage and experience with spacecraft payloads, deployable hardware, or mission-level mechanical integration.
• Experience with structural analysis, environmental testing, spacecraft thermal management, or ADCS components.
• Experience with SolidWorks PDM, Duro or similar PLM systems, Python, or MATLAB.
• Experience qualifying vendors, managing contract manufacturers, or working with optomechanical IR or microwave instrumentation.
• Project management and cleanroom experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with equity compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan and 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 for applicants and interviews.