Production Test Engineering Manager (Aerospace)

Location: Houston, United States. Proof of U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency is required, along with completion of a U.S. government background investigation. Evening and weekend work may be required to meet critical project milestones.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial human spaceflight services, advanced spacesuits, and next-generation orbital infrastructure.

What you will do

• Lead the Production Test Engineering and Specialty Testing departments in a fast-paced production environment.
• Manage, mentor, and develop more than 10 mechanical, electrical, and software engineers.
• Manage subsystem schedules, staffing, budgets, deliverables, team performance, and OKRs.
• Develop production test strategies and support alignment with program milestones and on-time hardware deliveries.
• Guide development of ground support equipment and facilitate vibration, thermal, vacuum, qualification, and acceptance testing of flight hardware.
• Lead test planning, risk assessments, safety reviews, test readiness reviews, and troubleshooting of existing test systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of engineering or comparable experience.
• Experience hiring and building high-performing teams, managing project scope and schedules, and directing engineers.
• Hands-on experience building, testing, or assembling ground support equipment for spaceflight applications.
• Experience selecting mechanical components and instrumentation for test systems.
• Experience with vibration, thermal, or vacuum testing; experience with all three is preferred.
• Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation and provide proof of U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency.

Nice to have

• Experience integrating analog and digital components with data acquisition systems such as cRIO and cDAQ.
• Experience with LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python, or other data acquisition and data reduction software.
• Experience with pressure system test stands, complex fluid systems, hazardous gases, and mechanical or electrical troubleshooting.
• Experience working with mechanical and electrical technicians.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work focused on commercial human spaceflight and space infrastructure.
• Values include leadership, innovation, teamwork, accountability, technical rigor, execution discipline, and pride of delivery.
• Work is generally performed in an office environment, with inside or outside work depending on the task.
• Work may involve extended sitting or standing and occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds.