Tooling Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California, United States

Salary: $84,000–$119,000 per year, plus equity and potential performance bonuses.

Company

hirify.global Space develops space infrastructure and advanced communications technology, including a global network of phased-array ground stations for satellite missions.

What you will do

• Own production tooling design and delivery from initial concept through shop-floor or field deployment.
• Develop tooling and equipment for antenna alignment, installation, robotic dispensing, lifting, assembly, precision positioning, and field deployment.
• Prototype quickly and mature designs into robust, documented, maintainable equipment.
• Bring up and troubleshoot automated and semi-automated equipment, including sensors, actuators, control panels, PLC logic, HMIs, and machine safety systems.
• Create CAD models, detailed drawings, bills of materials, work instructions, commissioning plans, and maintenance documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, deployment teams, technicians, machinists, fabricators, and external vendors to improve quality, safety, cycle time, ergonomics, and repeatability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechatronics, robotics, electrical engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 3 years of experience designing, building, or supporting tooling, fixtures, production equipment, manufacturing systems, or automation equipment.
• Strong mechanical design fundamentals, including structures, mechanisms, tolerances, materials, manufacturability, and maintainability.
• Experience with CAD, drawing release workflows, hands-on hardware assembly, debugging, and equipment improvement in a shop, lab, production, or field environment.
• Working knowledge of electromechanical systems, pneumatics, actuators, sensors, motors, motion control, PLCs, ladder logic, HMIs, and machine safety.
• Must meet U.S. ITAR eligibility requirements: U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, protected individual status, or eligibility to obtain the required U.S. authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff, AutomationDirect, or similar PLC platforms.
• Experience with ladder logic, structured text, HMI screens, machine control sequences, robotic or adhesive dispensing, machine vision, precision alignment, or coordinated motion systems.
• Experience designing lifting, rigging, hoist, crane, cart, ergonomic handling, or field deployment equipment.
• Background in aerospace, satellite, RF, robotics, automotive, industrial automation, or other high-reliability hardware production.
• Familiarity with machine guarding, lockout/tagout, risk assessments, and equipment safety standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional work across mechanical and electrical engineering, manufacturing, testing, operations, supply chain, and deployment.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, flexible time off, and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• Equity, retirement savings plans, discretionary performance bonuses, and professional development opportunities.
• Extended hours and weekends may be required as needed.