Manufacturing Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Wallops Island, Virginia, United States. For work in U.S. offices, candidates must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or eligible to obtain the required ITAR authorizations.

Salary: $87,000–$110,000 USD per year, plus potential stock or cash incentives.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems, including the reusable Neutron launch vehicle.

What you will do

• Develop concepts of operations, ground support tooling, and manufacturing processes for handling Neutron components and integrated stages.
• Write and execute procedures for integrating launch vehicle flight hardware and ground support equipment.
• Support first- and second-stage vehicle integration, propellant systems, avionics, and autonomous flight termination systems.
• Develop inspection, repair, assembly, maintenance, system test, and vehicle checkout procedures.
• Design tools, hardware, and processing facilities required for vehicle testing and launch operations.
• Maintain configuration and integration planning documents while coordinating with managers, engineers, and technicians.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering.
• At least 2 years of experience building and testing hardware associated with launch vehicles and their environments.
• Experience authoring comprehensive work instructions and procedures for assembly, testing, and launch.
• Ability to work across mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems.
• Eligibility to work on U.S. ITAR-regulated space technology is required or must be obtainable.
• Ability to work for prolonged periods sitting, standing, and walking, with occasional exposure to noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.

Nice to have

• Master of Science degree in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with launch vehicle hardware and subsystems, including avionics, high-pressure gas, structural, electrical, and mechanical systems.
• Experience building and testing complex assemblies at system and subsystem levels.
• Experience applying project management principles.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on teamwork, innovation, execution, and tight deadlines.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan options.
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Employee stock purchase program, potential stock or cash incentives, and additional discounts.