Senior Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States; on-site

Salary: $135,000–$160,000 per year, plus annual bonus and benefits

Company

hirify.global develops aviation technology as part of a humanitarian mission focused on serving people globally.

What you will do

• Design and develop complex mechanical, thermal, and fluid systems for flight and ground equipment.
• Validate systems through structural and thermal analyses using classical engineering methods and simulation tools.
• Create manufacturing drawings using GD&T standards and collaborate with manufacturing engineers and external machine shops on manufacturability and assembly.
• Verify system integration against requirements and performance metrics with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Build test plans, oversee qualification testing, and analyze mechanical, thermal, and fluid-system data.
• Present design solutions, investigate non-conformances, and resolve failures through root cause analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years of professional engineering experience in the mechanical or aerospace industries.
• Proficiency with CAD modeling and manufacturing drawings using SolidWorks or similar tools, plus experience with PDM/PLM systems.
• Strong knowledge of mechanics of materials, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics.
• Experience with end-to-end design and sizing of mechanical structures, thermal management systems, and fluid-routing components.
• Experience with GD&T, traditional manufacturing processes, and Finite Element Analysis using FEMAP/Nastran or similar tools.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience designing highly loaded and lightweight composite or metallic structural components.
• Experience with coupled thermo-mechanical systems, active thermal management, and high-pressure fluid routing for extreme environments.
• Expert-level use of Finite Element Analysis tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available for the on-site role.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan, with company-paid individual premiums.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• Parental leave, generous PTO, and 10 paid holidays.
• 401(k) matching up to 6%, wellness and cell phone stipends, and a yearly education stipend.
• Daily lunch and snacks, team events, and opportunities to work with experts across different fields.

Hiring process

• Applicants must clear a criminal background check and, where applicable, a drug test.
• AI tools may support application review and assessment, while final hiring decisions are made by people.