Senior Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Playa Vista, California; in-person five days per week

Salary: $210,000–$235,000 annually, plus performance-based bonuses and equity.

Company

hirify.global is an orbital logistics company building reusable Earth-return vehicles for in-space manufacturing, on-orbit warehousing, responsive logistics, commercial cargo, research payloads, and critical aid delivery.

What you will do

• Lead the mechanical design of the CarryAll vehicle’s primary and secondary structures, payload bay, interfaces, and deployable heatshield.
• Perform and approve hand calculations and finite element analyses for stiffness, buckling, and thermal expansion compatibility using ANSYS, FEMAP, and NASTRAN.
• Create and approve manufacturing drawings with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing in accordance with ASME Y14.5.
• Lead assembly activities and own structural qualification testing, including static load, random vibration, shock, and deployment tests.
• Work with machine shops, composite vendors, and external partners to resolve fabrication issues and deliver precision parts on schedule.
• Mentor junior engineers and raise standards for design, analysis, and first-principles engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Structural Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience designing and analyzing complex aerospace structures and mechanisms.
• Proven experience working on space vehicles or rockets and taking primary structures from concept through PDR/CDR to flight.
• Experience with Siemens NX, SolidWorks, or similar parametric modeling software.
• Experience with FEA, classical hand calculations, aerospace materials, and extreme thermal environments.
• Experience designing for manufacturing, including CNC machining, sheet metal, welding, and composite layup.

Nice to have

• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance.
• Experience with deployable space structures, mechanisms, high-heat environments, or thermal protection systems.
• Proficiency in Python or MATLAB for design automation and data post-processing.
• Knowledge of NASA-STD-5000 series and SMC-S-016 aerospace standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with base-tier medical insurance and full vision and dental premiums covered.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, paid time off, and nine paid holidays.
• 401(k) with company match, annual performance bonuses, and meaningful equity.
• Daily DoorDash lunch stipend, unlimited snacks, coffee, and tea.
• Pet-friendly office with monthly company events and happy hours.