Aerodynamicist (Aerospace)

Location: San Francisco, United States; in-office five days a week

Salary: $160K–$215K annually

Company

hirify.global is a vertically integrated aerospace company developing sustainable supersonic transport and high-speed systems for commercial and government applications.

What you will do

• Design and analyze aircraft aerodynamics across subsonic, transonic, and supersonic flight regimes.
• Perform CFD analysis using multiple solvers, including gridding and post-processing.
• Develop aerodynamic optimization methods and parametric geometry models.
• Support the design, fabrication, testing, and data analysis of wind tunnel models.
• Collaborate on concept refinement, multidisciplinary trade studies, and MDAO systems.
• Lead concept refinement and cross-disciplinary work while helping develop the flight sciences team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in aerodynamic design and analysis, CFD, and optimization.
• Expertise in CFD solvers, parametric geometry modeling, wind tunnel testing, mesh adaptation, and adjoint-based or heuristic optimization.
• Experience synthesizing computational, experimental, and multi-fidelity data for aerodynamics, performance, stability and control, simulation, and flight testing.
• Experience architecting MDAO frameworks for transonic and supersonic configurations and integrating multiple solvers and models.
• Proficiency with HPC environments, including AWS, Azure, or Google HPC, plus proven multidisciplinary leadership and complex project management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on, fast-paced environment focused on building and flying real hardware.
• Flat structure with cross-disciplinary collaboration and specialist technical depth.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with Flexible Spending Accounts.
• 401(k) program and stock option plan.
• Self-managed flexible time off, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time.
• In-office work five days per week is considered essential to the role.