Project Engineer (Defense)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; onsite

Salary: $115,500–$161,500 USD per year, plus potential equity grants.

Company

hirify.global is a defense technology company designing and manufacturing high-performance unmanned systems for large-scale deployment.

What you will do

• Lead technical execution of engineering requirements tied to customer contracts and Statements of Work.
• Translate customer requirements into implementation plans and coordinate deliverables across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, logistics, and operations.
• Develop and manage CDRLs, compliance matrices, technical reports, qualification documentation, and other contractual deliverables.
• Plan and execute system verification, validation, qualification, production readiness, First Article, and Lot Acceptance Testing activities.
• Manage RFVs, ECPs, configuration management, technical deviations, documentation updates, risks, dependencies, and action items.
• Facilitate technical reviews, design reviews, customer meetings, audits, and technical interchange meetings while resolving technical issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, systems, manufacturing, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3–8 years of engineering, product development, manufacturing engineering, or technical project experience in aerospace, defense, robotics, unmanned systems, or advanced manufacturing.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering efforts from development through production.
• Familiarity with Department of Defense contracts, Statements of Work, CDRLs, technical documentation, qualification testing, and engineering change processes.
• Experience supporting product development, manufacturing, verification, validation, and production readiness.
• Strong technical writing, documentation, organizational, and project-tool skills, including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Teamcenter, or similar tools.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace or defense sectors.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, hands-on startup environment focused on moving systems from design to deployment.
• Opportunity to work on unmanned defense systems built for combat use and large-scale production.
• Highly competitive equity grants are included as part of the total compensation package.