Fluids & Propulsion Technician (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite near Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $26.50–$36/hour for Technician I, $31.50–$41.50/hour for Technician II, $36–$50.50/hour for Technician III, and $43.50–$60/hour for Senior Technician.

Company

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

What you will do

• Build, install, and test thrusters, tanks, valves, manifolds, fluid lines, harnesses, and related propulsion hardware.
• Bend, flare, fit, route, and clean tubes, and assemble or disassemble valves and other components.
• Prepare and handle fluids and pressure systems while maintaining safety, cleanliness, and traceability.
• Integrate propulsion components and subsystems with engineering and quality teams.
• Conduct and support proof, leak, flow, qualification, checkout, troubleshooting, and functional tests.
• Follow hazardous-material and pressurized-system safety procedures.

Requirements

• Technical degree or certification in a relevant field.
• Experience assembling, integrating, and testing aerospace fluids and propulsion systems appropriate to the technician level.
• Experience building and integrating fluids panel and tray assemblies.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, process sheets, and work instructions.
• Experience with ESD-sensitive hardware, FOD-critical environments, and cleanroom operations.
• Ability to work onsite near Long Beach, lift 25 pounds, and work in constrained or confined spaces.

Nice to have

• Aerospace welding and brazing experience.
• Orbital tube welding experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Health, dental, vision, and HRA/HSA options.
• PTO and paid holidays.
• 401(k) and parental leave.
• Equity participation.
• U.S. export-control eligibility is required: U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, protected-individual status, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations.