Trajectory Analysis Engineer, Flight Safety (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. Relocation support may be available for new hires.

Salary: $104,000–$145,000 per year, 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.

What you will do

• Perform mission flight safety analyses focused on failure-mode trajectory modeling and debris field containment.
• Develop regulatory strategies, Methods of Compliance, and safety cases for FAA launch and reentry authorizations.
• Complete vehicle-level Functional Hazard Analyses and Failure Mode and Effects Analyses.
• Serve as the Flight Safety responsible engineer during mission rehearsals and live recovery operations.
• Define technical safety limits and mission rules for real-time on-console operations.
• Prepare vehicle-level deliverables for regulatory organizations supporting reentry licenses and authorizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, systems engineering, or a related field.
• Ownership and execution of a complex engineering project from cradle to grave.
• Strong experience with risk management methodologies and tools, including FMEA, FHA, and Fault Tree Analysis.
• Experience integrating interdisciplinary systems in the aerospace industry.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to influence cross-functional teams and present to executives, customers, and regulators.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and qualify as a U.S. person for access to export-controlled technology.

Nice to have

• Experience with FAA Part 450, expected casualty modeling, trajectory dispersion, or debris analysis.
• Experience with safety-critical mission operations in aviation or space applications.
• Experience with FCC Part 25 or Part 5 licensing for satellite and reentry communications.
• Experience applying lean quality practices without compromising safety or reliability.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive 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 parenting benefits, wellness reimbursement, and sponsored One Medical memberships.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match and incentive equity in a fully funded space startup.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, complimentary EV charging, and cell phone reimbursement.