Build Engineer - Propulsion

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States; on-site. Requires travel to test sites, other offices, and partner locations up to 25% and availability for extended hours or weekends during critical milestones.

Company

hirify.global develops flight vehicles and aerospace propulsion systems.

What you will do

• Plan projects and drive hardware delivery on aggressive timelines.
• Turn high-level engineering concepts into detailed designs with final geometry, material selection, and design for manufacturing.
• Transition complex aerospace assemblies from prototype to production.
• Design and implement build processes covering factory layout, tooling, testing, and vehicle integration.
• Develop and run test procedures for flight hardware.
• Collaborate across production, test, and design teams to simplify processes and eliminate waste.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, or a related engineering field.
• At least one year of hands-on physical hardware experience; internships, laboratories, and project teams count.
• Strong engineering first-principles thinking and the ability to design, build, break, and iterate quickly.
• Comfort with CAD, test equipment, and hand tools.
• Familiarity with machining, welding, forming, and other manufacturing processes, plus GD&T fundamentals.
• Must comply with U.S. export control requirements as a U.S. person or otherwise be eligible for deemed-export licensing.

Nice to have

• Experience designing and releasing flight hardware.
• Familiarity with Siemens Teamcenter and NX.
• Leadership or mentoring experience on project teams.
• Experience building hardware that has flown or failed in testing.
• Experience establishing production lines or test infrastructure in a fast-paced environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work with direct collaboration across engineering, production, design, and test.
• Employer-paid healthcare and pet insurance.
• Competitive pay, stock options, 401(k), and potential year-end bonuses.
• Paid parental leave, 12 federal holidays, and PTO programs.
• Weekly paid office lunches and stocked breakrooms.