Powertrain Responsible Engineer (Hypersonic Aircraft)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States; on-site

Salary: $91,800–$187,450 per year, depending on level and experience.

Company

hirify.global is a venture-backed defense aviation company developing high-speed and hypersonic aircraft through rapid iterative hardware prototyping.

What you will do

• Own critical flight hardware and the mechanical components and assemblies that generate and transmit fluid, mechanical, and electrical power.
• Architect, place, size, design, analyze, test, qualify, and introduce components into production.
• Design and build gearboxes, pumps, motors, generators, and related powertrain hardware for hypersonic aircraft.
• Develop testing infrastructure to validate, accept, and qualify novel designs.
• Define vehicle-level operational methods and limits to support reliability and personnel safety.
• Work with systems and manufacturing teams to integrate designs and establish production infrastructure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, physics, materials, or a related engineering discipline.
• CAD experience designing parts and assemblies.
• At least 3 years of engineering, competition-team, or applied-research experience related to fluid or engine systems.
• Strong interest in hardware design and development.
• Willingness to travel for hardware and flight tests and to work extended hours or weekends when needed.
• Must qualify as a U.S. person under U.S. export-control regulations or be eligible for deemed-export licensing.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in an engineering discipline and 5+ years of hardware development experience from concept through production.
• Experience with gear design, bearing design, rotordynamics, thermodynamics, mechanics, materials, GD&T, and stack-up analysis.
• Script programming experience with Python, Matlab, Excel, or VBA.
• Experience with pressurized fluid components, Siemens NX, Teamcenter, or ANSYS.
• Ability to execute effectively in an entrepreneurial environment with tight timelines.

Culture & Benefits

• Rapid, iterative hardware development focused on high-speed defense aviation.
• Employer-paid healthcare and pet insurance.
• Competitive pay, equity, stock options, a 401(k) plan, and potential year-end bonuses.
• Paid parental leave, 12 federal holidays, and paid time off programs.
• Weekly paid office lunches and stocked breakrooms.