Fluids and Propulsion Production Engineer (Senior-Staff) (Aerospace)

Location: Hybrid role near Long Beach, California, United States; some work must be performed on site.

Salary: $140,000–$175,000 base salary per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead and mentor a team of propulsion and fluids production engineers, including technical development, metrics, and performance management.
• Own production engineering strategy for propulsion and fluids components and systems across low- and high-rate spacecraft programs.
• Partner with design engineering on technical reviews and manufacturability decisions from concept through production.
• Set up and scale factory capabilities, manufacturing equipment, tooling, and production systems.
• Develop documentation and work instructions for fabrication, assembly, integration, and testing of propulsion and fluids systems and ground support equipment.
• Support production on the floor by resolving bottlenecks, non-conformances, technical issues, and supplier-related challenges.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
• Manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability systems appropriate to the role’s scope.
• Hands-on experience fabricating, assembling, and testing propulsion or fluid-system hardware, including tube bending and routing, welding, brazing, pressure vessels, valves, leak testing, and functional testing.
• Experience with PLM, CAD, MES, configuration management, and data management systems.
• Experience working with AS9100 processes and standards.
• Experience building and producing classified hardware in SCIFs or SAP facilities, and eligibility under U.S. ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience designing, manufacturing, assembling, and testing propulsion components such as turbomachinery, thrusters, valves, pressure tanks, combustion devices, feed systems, or environmental control units.
• Expertise in a propulsion or fluids manufacturing domain, such as CNC machining, metal forming, additive manufacturing, tube cleaning and routing, welding, tooling, vehicle integration, or precision alignment.
• Experience selecting and commissioning production equipment and developing supplier capabilities.
• Experience with spacecraft environmental and qualification testing, including TVAC, vibration, shock, proof pressure, or acceptance testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with hands-on production activity performed on site.
• Health, dental, vision, and HRA/HSA options.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• 401(k) and parental leave.
• Equity participation.