Senior Mechanical Engineer, Structures

Location: On-site in Portland, Oregon, United States. Relocation assistance is available for moving to Portland if needed.

Salary: $160,000–$210,000 per year, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global is a public benefit renewable energy and ocean technology company developing technologies that capture ultra-low-cost renewable energy from the oceans for computing and renewable fuels.

What you will do

• Own the design, analysis, and development of Node structures, secondary structures, and subassemblies.
• Perform structural and dynamic analysis, including FEA, hand calculations, margins, and fatigue analysis.
• Define system layouts, requirements, verification plans, and engineering trade studies.
• Create and maintain CAD models, assembly structures, detailed drawings, GD&T, and tolerance stack-ups.
• Select materials and develop corrosion-conscious details for long-duration seawater service.
• Plan and support validation testing from coupon and component tests through prototype and at-sea trials, while mentoring engineers and collaborating with manufacturing and offshore operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience designing mechanical or structural systems for complex hardware.
• Strong knowledge of structural sizing, strength and stability calculations, mechanics of materials, and failure modes.
• Familiarity with machining, welding, forming, joining, and other manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency with CAD software and assembly management.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Nice to have

• 7+ years of experience designing and analyzing primary structures under aerodynamic or hydrodynamic loads.
• Proficiency with NX/Teamcenter and NASTRAN/Simcenter.
• Experience designing welded steel structures.
• Experience applying DNV, ABS, AWS D1.1, BPVC, or similar standards to novel applications.
• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Creative, scrappy, collaborative environment where strong ideas can change the company’s direction.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Health, dental, vision, and disability insurance with company-paid coverage for eligible employees and dependents.
• Access to 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA accounts.
• Equity ownership in the company.