Fluids and Propulsion Production Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; hybrid work with some work required onsite

Salary: $85,000–$105,000 for Production Engineer 1, $100,000–$120,000 for Production Engineer 2, or $125,000–$155,000 for Production Engineer 3 per year

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for space security and defense.

What you will do

• Set up and scale manufacturing capabilities for spacecraft propulsion and fluid systems across development programs and rate production.
• Develop work instructions for assembly, integration, and testing of propulsion subsystems, fluid subsystems, ground support equipment, and tooling.
• Support production-floor activities, resolve bottlenecks, and troubleshoot technical issues affecting propulsion and fluid hardware.
• Generate and resolve non-compliance reports, perform root-cause investigations, and implement corrective actions.
• Oversee calibration and certification of fluid ground support equipment.
• Collaborate with design engineering on manufacturability, drawings, process flows, and test specifications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, chemical engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Relevant experience in propulsion or fluid-systems engineering for aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability systems.
• Experience with PLM, MES, configuration management, and data management systems.
• Experience working with AS9100 processes and standards.
• Hands-on experience fabricating, assembling, and testing propulsion or fluid-system components.
• Must be eligible under U.S. ITAR requirements as a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or holder of the required U.S. authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience designing, manufacturing, and testing propulsion components such as thrusters, valves, tanks, feed systems, or environmental control units.
• Spacecraft or launch-vehicle integration experience focused on fluid and propellant systems.
• Spacecraft or propulsion-system environmental or qualification-testing experience.
• Experience producing classified hardware in SCIFs or SAP facilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with onsite production activities.
• Health, dental, vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO, and paid holidays.
• 401(k) and parental leave.
• Opportunity to work on spacecraft, propulsion systems, and space-defense technology.