Turbomachinery Engineer II / Senior Turbomachinery Engineer I/II (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite at hirify.global headquarters in Long Beach, California, United States. Occasional travel to engineering offices, test sites, and launch sites is required. U.S. office roles are subject to ITAR work-authorization requirements.

Base salary: $126,000–$176,000 USD per year for California.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end aerospace company building rockets, spacecraft, launch infrastructure, and critical spaceflight subsystems.

What you will do

• Own significant turbomachinery components and systems through design, manufacturing, testing, flight, and reuse campaigns.
• Design and analyze rotating and stationary turbomachinery for the Archimedes engine, including hydrodynamic, mechanical, secondary-system, and integrated analyses.
• Develop next-generation flowpaths and improve pump head and suction performance.
• Support manufacturing by designing components for optimal manufacturability.
• Plan and support component- and engine-level testing, qualification, acceptance campaigns, and certification activities.
• Prepare for flight campaigns, review flight data and hardware, define turbomachinery methodologies, and provide occasional launch-site engineering support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
• Level II: 2+ years of turbomachinery design experience; Senior Engineer I: 5+ years; Senior Engineer II: 8+ years.
• Experience with commercial design and analysis software.
• Fundamental understanding of mechanical design and fluid dynamics principles.
• For work in U.S. offices, eligibility under U.S. ITAR export-control regulations is required or must be obtainable.
• Ability to work onsite in Long Beach and travel occasionally to engineering, test, and launch sites.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in GD&T and experience with NX, Ansys, BladeGen, or StarCCM.
• Rocket turbomachinery and flowpath design experience.
• Experience with compressible flows, cryogenic fluids, and real-gas fluids.
• Experience with design, qualification, and production best practices.
• Experience working in a fast-paced development environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on the development of the Neutron large rocket and Archimedes engines.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a company-sponsored HSA option.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, five sick days, paid holidays, parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match, equity opportunities, and an employee stock purchase program.
• Onsite gym, subsidized EV charging, food and drinks, and employee discounts.