Applications Engineer - Engineering (Aerospace)

Location: On-site at the El Segundo headquarters, California, United States. Candidates must be lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. and qualify as a U.S. person for access to export-controlled technology. Relocation support is available for new hires if needed.

Salary: $110,000–$140,000 per year for E1, $120,000–$153,000 per year for E2, or $140,000–$180,000 per year for Senior Engineer, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing payloads, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses, with vehicles and equipment built, integrated, and tested in-house.

What you will do

• Own and administer the engineering systems stack, including PLM, CAD/PDM, MBSE, change management, data integrity, configuration control, vendor escalations, and release cycles.
• Map and re-engineer engineering workflows to reduce manual handoffs and improve data capture.
• Build internal low-code and custom applications together with ETL pipelines connecting engineering tools to the enterprise data layer.
• Design Power BI, SQL, and Python dashboards and reports for engineering and manufacturing decision-making.
• Build, pilot, and deploy AI-powered tools, including LLM-based agents and generative tooling for engineering workflows.
• Support AS9100 and CMMC documentation, audit readiness, user training, and adoption across engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least 3 years of experience supporting or managing enterprise engineering applications such as PLM, CAD/PDM, MBSE, or engineering change management tools.
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting or programming language, such as Python or JavaScript.
• Experience building reports and dashboards in Power BI, Tableau, or an equivalent BI platform.
• Ability to gather requirements from end users and take prototypes through production.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including system design documentation, SOPs, and training materials for non-technical engineering stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience administering Teamcenter, Windchill, Arena, SolidWorks PDM, or Vault.
• Knowledge of BOM structures, CAD metadata, change order workflows, aerospace engineering data standards, or MBSE toolchains such as CAMEO and Capella.
• Experience with AS9100 or CMMC compliance, ETL tools, cloud data platforms, workflow automation, or custom engineering tooling.
• ITIL, PMP, or Lean Six Sigma certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with flexible PTO and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• Parental leave, family-building and caregiving benefits, wellness reimbursement, and sponsored One Medical memberships.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match and incentive equity in a space startup.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, mission-success celebrations, and complimentary EV charging.