Senior Mechanical Engineer I (Aerospace)

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States; approximately 10% travel to suppliers, customers, and other hirify.global sites

Salary: $100,000–$137,000 USD base pay per year for Maryland

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end aerospace company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical space systems, including satellite separation mechanisms.

What you will do

• Lead the development of innovative space mechanisms from concept through production implementation.
• Design mechanisms and structures in CAD and perform hand calculations and FEA.
• Define, trace, verify, and validate system requirements while maintaining verification matrices and risk management plans.
• Prepare technical documentation, including system design descriptions, CONOPS, ICDs, reports, and presentations.
• Own development schedules, milestone reviews, technical interchange meetings, and collaboration across system interfaces.
• Mentor engineers, improve engineering practices, and support proposals and custom statements of work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace mechanical development projects.
• Proficiency with CAD and FEA.
• Thorough understanding of aerospace standards, environments, verification tests, and requirements.
• Experience managing complex projects across organizational teams.
• For U.S. office work, eligibility under ITAR regulations is required: U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, qualifying refugee/asylee status, or the ability to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Proficiency with NX CAD and Simcenter FEA software.
• Strong task management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience adapting to changing priorities and resolving blockers quickly.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, fast-paced environment focused on challenging space missions and tight deadlines.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a company-sponsored HSA option.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, seven sick days, paid holidays, parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match, equity, and discounted employee stock purchase program.
• Flex schedule, catered breakfast and lunch twice weekly, and free snacks and drinks.