Senior Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace & Defense)

Location: Chatsworth, California, United States; onsite in engineering and manufacturing environments

Company

hirify.global builds software-defined factories that combine advanced metal forming, robotics, and automated production to manufacture complex metal structures from digital designs.

What you will do

• Own mechanical design from concept through released production drawings, assemblies, bills of materials, and technical documentation.
• Create and modify mechanical designs for structural defense, missile, hypersonic, UAV, and aerospace products.
• Identify and resolve producibility risks across forming, welding, machining, trimming, drilling, fixturing, assembly, inspection, and integration.
• Serve as release authority for CAD models, drawings, assemblies, and design data.
• Administer PDM workflows, revision control, permissions, and configuration management.
• Establish engineering standards and mentor manufacturing, process, and applications engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of mechanical design or product development experience with ownership through production release.
• Advanced proficiency with parametric CAD software; SolidWorks is preferred, with Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, and Autodesk Inventor also considered.
• Experience administering or configuring a PDM system, preferably SolidWorks PDM.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T, ASME Y14.5, production-quality drawings, assemblies, bills of materials, and technical documentation.
• Understanding of DFM for fabricated metal components and assemblies, plus strong communication and mentoring skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with PDM workflows, revision control, and engineering configuration management.
• Background in aerospace, defense, robotics, or other high-performance mechanical systems.
• Experience with Model-Based Definition, 3D annotations, or digital manufacturing workflows.
• Knowledge of aerospace materials, AS9100, First Article Inspection, and production documentation.
• Startup, prototype, or fast-paced product development experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative startup environment focused on technically challenging manufacturing problems.
• Work across engineering offices and manufacturing environments.
• Competitive benefits package.
• Stock option participation.
• Physical work may include standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 40 pounds.