Structural Analysis Section Manager (Aerospace)

Location: Houston, United States; generally office-based

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead personnel assignments and priorities across Stress Analysis, Loads & Dynamics, and Structural Verification/Test.
• Develop staffing strategies covering workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, retention, succession planning, cross-training, and employee development.
• Manage labor forecasts, staffing plans, budgets, resource estimates, schedules, and multi-program resource demands.
• Partner with program managers, chief engineers, and functional leaders to resolve resource conflicts and manage technical and schedule risks.
• Establish workflows, standards, review gates, checklists, reporting expectations, and configuration-control practices.
• Track quality, productivity, staffing, review, and delivery metrics; conduct audits and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Structural, or a related engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of engineering experience, including structural analysis, loads and dynamics, structural testing and verification, and mechanical analysis.
• 3+ years leading engineering teams, technical organizations, or functional groups.
• Experience with finite element modeling, dynamics analysis, test correlation, and automation using Nastran, FEMAP, Simcenter 3D, MATLAB, Python, or equivalent tools.
• Experience managing staffing plans, budgets, schedules, priorities, and multi-program resources, as well as engineering quality procedures and technical standards.
• Access to export-controlled technical data may require additional U.S. export-control screening under NASA, ITAR, or EAR regulations. Evening and weekend work may be required for critical project milestones.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Structural Engineering.
• PMP certification.
• Experience supporting human spaceflight programs and familiarity with NASA standards and requirements.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary structural analysis organizations and working with configuration-management and engineering quality systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work focused on commercial human spaceflight and the expansion of human activity beyond Earth.
• Emphasis on leadership, innovation, teamwork, ownership, accountability, and technical rigor.
• Collaborative work across engineering functions and programs.
• Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods and occasionally lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.