Manufacturing Engineer (Avionics / Electromechanical / Harnessing)

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

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

Company

hirify.global develops in-space manufacturing infrastructure, including pharmaceutical processing payloads, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses.

What you will do

• Own manufacturing and assembly processes for payload systems, experiment modules, pharmaceutical processing hardware, and customer-furnished equipment.
• Create and maintain work instructions, assembly travelers, process specifications, acceptance test procedures, and traceable build records.
• Translate customer requirements and interface control document constraints into executable production processes.
• Collaborate with design engineers on design-for-manufacturing and design-for-assembly feedback covering accessibility, connectors, thermal interfaces, and testability.
• Execute acceptance testing, functional verification, inspections, contamination control, and cleanliness procedures for sensitive payload hardware.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for non-conformances and coordinate payload integration milestones with vehicle integration teams.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience with electromechanical assemblies in electronics, aerospace, defense, or another high-reliability industry.
• Experience with wire harness fabrication, IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards, and connector assembly, including D-sub, circular MIL-spec, or coaxial connectors.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and connector pinouts and apply first-principles root cause analysis.
• Ability to collaborate directly with production-floor technicians and regularly lift 25 lbs., bend, stoop, and stand for extended periods.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and qualify as a U.S. person under applicable export-control requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with spacecraft or launch-vehicle electromechanical integration in a production environment.
• Knowledge of ESD control, grounding and bonding, flight-hardware cleanliness, cable routing, and thermal, vibration, and EMI constraints.
• Experience with automated wire-processing equipment, harness-board tooling, production-rate transitions, or electromechanical MRB dispositions.
• Experience with PDM/PLM systems such as Windchill, Teamcenter, or Arena for electrical BOM configuration control.
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering with specialization in embedded systems, microelectronics, RF, or control systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with flexible PTO, 12 paid holidays, and 12 weeks of parental leave.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match and equity incentives.
• Relocation support for new hires when needed.
• Daily catered lunch, twice-weekly dinner, wellness reimbursement, company events, and complimentary EV charging.