Mechanical Engineer II/Senior (Aerospace)

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. The role supports approximately 10% travel or off-site work to suppliers, customers, and other company sites. U.S. office candidates must meet applicable ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.

Salary: $87,000–$125,000 USD base pay annually for Maryland.

Company

hirify.global is an aerospace company developing rockets, spacecraft, satellite components, and space systems for commercial, scientific, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Lead schedule-driven development of satellite separation mechanisms from concept through production implementation.
• Design mechanisms and structures in CAD and perform hand calculations and FEA.
• Define, trace, verify, and validate system requirements and manage compliance activities.
• Prepare technical documentation, including system design descriptions, CONOPS, ICDs, verification matrices, and risk management plans.
• Support environmental verification testing, including test requirements, procedures, and execution.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders on schedules, reviews, proposals, and technical decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Mechanical Engineer II: 2+ years of aerospace or similar mechanical development experience.
• Senior Mechanical Engineer I: 5+ years of mechanical development experience, including at least 2 years in aerospace.
• Proficiency in CAD and FEA, with a thorough understanding of aerospace standards, environments, verification tests, and requirements for the senior level.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, resolve blockers, and manage complex projects across organizational teams.
• U.S. office candidates must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, eligible refugees or asylees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. government authorizations under ITAR.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Proficiency in NX CAD and Simcenter FEA software.
• Experience designing aerospace mechanisms.
• Strong task management, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on challenging space missions, rapid execution, and continuous engineering improvement.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a company-sponsored HSA option.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, seven sick days, paid holidays, parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match, employee stock purchase program, and equity eligibility.
• Flexible schedule, catered breakfast and lunch twice per week, and complimentary snacks and drinks.