Senior Structure Analysis Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Playa Vista, California; in-person five days per week. Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Salary: $195,000–$220,000 per year, plus annual performance-based bonuses and equity.

Company

hirify.global is an orbital logistics company developing reusable Earth-return vehicles for in-space manufacturing, on-orbit warehousing, and rapid global delivery.

What you will do

• Own structural analysis of primary and secondary spacecraft structures, including modal, random vibration, static, quasi-static, CTE, and thermo-elastic loading.
• Analyze flight structures, mechanisms, avionics enclosures, PCBs, and electronics assemblies.
• Lead or support thermal analysis of operating margins, thermal gradients, and coupled structural-thermal effects.
• Assess flight and test hardware before production and support hardware through qualification, acceptance testing, and flight readiness.
• Resolve nonconformances, perform root-cause analysis, and recommend accept-as-is, repair, or rework dispositions.
• Collaborate with design, avionics, test, manufacturing, and systems teams to build analysis models, correlate results with testing, and improve scalable analysis methods.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of experience, including at least 5 years analyzing complex aerospace components.
• Experience with linear and nonlinear FEA using Nastran, Patran, ANSYS, or equivalent tools.
• Hands-on experience applying analysis to flight hardware and supporting test, qualification, and production.
• Experience analyzing metallic and composite structures under static, dynamic, thermal, vibration, and fatigue loads.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft and launch-vehicle load paths, structural sizing, margins of safety, failure modes, and launch environments including vibration, shock, acoustic, and thermal loads.

Nice to have

• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance.
• Experience with NASA, DoD, or commercial spaceflight programs.
• Familiarity with reusable spacecraft, orbital transfer vehicles, or in-space logistics platforms.
• Experience in a fast-paced startup with rapid design iterations.

Culture & Benefits

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