Manufacturing Engineer II (Integration) (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States

Salary: $119,543–$152,749 per year, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards

Company

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

What you will do

• Own spacecraft integration sequences and procedures from subassembly mating through final vehicle closeout and acceptance.
• Develop and improve assembly travelers and integration work instructions covering subsystem interfaces.
• Coordinate manufacturing activities with structures, propulsion, avionics, and thermal protection systems engineering teams.
• Identify and resolve interface conflicts, clearance issues, and assembly sequence problems on the production floor.
• Lead integration readiness reviews and verify cleanliness, FOD sweeps, torque records, pin-to-pin checks, and documentation.
• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action for integration non-conformances, track integration metrics, and define tooling and lifting equipment requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of experience in vehicle or system-level integration or final assembly in aerospace, defense, robotics, or a similar industry.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and fluid subsystem interfaces within vehicle assembly.
• Experience developing and executing complex assembly or integration procedures and making real-time production-floor decisions.
• Strong communication and coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Must be physically able to lift 25 lbs., bend, stoop, and stand for extended periods while working with flight hardware.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, particularly in Embedded Systems, Mechatronics, or Control Theory.
• Lead integration engineering experience on a launch vehicle, satellite, or spacecraft program.
• Experience with integration and test flows, configuration management, build records, cleanliness control, or multi-supplier flight-hardware integration.
• Hands-on experience with cranes, slings, rotation fixtures, and precision alignment tooling.
• Experience scaling manufacturing from unit builds to concurrent multi-vehicle production.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time 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 support, wellness reimbursement, and sponsored One Medical memberships.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match, equity incentives, and cell phone reimbursement.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, and complimentary EV charging.

Hiring process

• Employment eligibility is verified through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program.
• Only U.S. persons may be hired for access to export-controlled technology without an export license.