Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Structures) (Aerospace)

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

Salary: $140,333–$179,314 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 manufacturing processes for composite structures, machined metallic components, and bonded assemblies.
• Create and maintain work instructions, process specifications, and manufacturing travelers for structural build operations.
• Provide design-for-manufacturing feedback on composite parts, tooling access, bond joints, and fastener patterns.
• Implement cleanliness, foreign object debris prevention, and contamination control procedures.
• Lead non-conformance investigations and root-cause corrective actions for structural defects, material issues, dimensional discrepancies, tolerance stackups, and coating damage.
• Define production tooling and improve structural subassembly work-cell layouts and material inspection processes to increase throughput.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience; typically 3–6+ years.
• At least 3 years of manufacturing experience with structural assemblies, including riveted or welded structures, machined metals, composites, or bonded structures.
• Experience assembling and fabricating structures through welding, adhesive bonding, or riveting.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T callouts, and structural assembly models.
• Experience creating manufacturing process documentation and work instructions, diagnosing defects, and driving corrective actions to closure.
• Must be physically able to lift 25 lbs., bend, stoop, and stand for extended periods while working with hardware. Must be a U.S. person authorized to access export-controlled technology and lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with primary flight structures for launch vehicles, satellites, or reentry systems.
• Knowledge of dynamic and vibrational loads analysis and aerospace materials such as aluminum alloys, titanium, and steel.
• Experience transitioning structural assemblies from R&D or prototypes to rate production, including tooling qualification.
• Experience with CATIA, SolidWorks, or NX for tooling design and assembly model review.
• Familiarity with first article inspection and FAIR documentation, or experience at a new-space or defense prime.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive flexible PTO, 12 paid holidays, and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Benefits include FSA and employer-matched HSA options, wellness reimbursement, parental leave, family-building support, and One Medical memberships.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match and substantial incentive equity.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, mission-success celebrations, and complimentary EV charging are provided.