Mechanical Project Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Houston, United States, at the Space Systems Development Facility

Company

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

What you will do

• Define and manage project scope, budgets, resources, work breakdown structures, and product requirements.
• Lead structural and mechanical product development from requirements and design through prototyping, procurement, verification, production, delivery, and obsolescence.
• Manage subcontractors, negotiate vendor contracts, monitor performance, and verify deliverables for complex structural subsystems.
• Lead trade studies, review engineering drawings and technical reports, and resolve cross-cutting engineering issues and anomalies.
• Plan build, integration, and test flows while managing project risks and multidisciplinary task execution.
• Present technical compliance, project status, and milestone progress to executive leadership and external clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with 10+ years of experience leading engineering projects.
• Deep understanding of structural integrity verification and mechanical system integration.
• Experience with SOLIDWORKS or a similar computer-aided design tool, plus project management software such as Microsoft Project or Primavera P6.
• Ability to work in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, meet tight deadlines, and collaborate across functions.
• Access to export-controlled technical data may require additional U.S. export control screening under NASA regulations, ITAR, or EAR; meeting the requirements is a condition of employment.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends when required to meet critical project milestones.

Nice to have

• Spaceflight hardware design and development experience.
• Experience with NASA requirements, contractual agreements, and spaceflight hardware certification.
• Experience with PDM software, including SolidWorks PDM, and the Atlassian suite.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven environment focused on commercial space exploration and expanding human activity beyond Earth.
• Work generally takes place in an office environment, with indoor or outdoor work depending on the task.
• Collaboration across multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams is central to the role.
• Work may involve extended periods of sitting or standing and occasional lifting of up to 25 lbs.