Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Los Angeles, California; on-site. Travel of up to 25% may be required.

Salary: $91,800–$140,250 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

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

What you will do

• Design structures supporting hydraulics, fuel systems, propulsion, and avionics subsystems.
• Perform structural and thermal analyses using hand calculations and finite element analysis.
• Lead trade studies focused on mass efficiency, cost, and performance across mechanical, fluid, and avionics systems.
• Own hardware development from concept through design, fabrication, integration, and testing.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, test, suppliers, and customers to deliver producible designs.
• Present technical work in internal and cross-functional design reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or physics.
• At least 1 year of experience with electromechanical design, analysis, and testing; internships and significant student projects qualify.
• Experience or capability in structural design, thermal analysis, and engineering fundamentals including statics, dynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and vibration.
• Proficiency with CAD, FEA, and PLM tools; NX, Ansys, and Teamcenter are preferred tools.
• Must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing under U.S. export control requirements.

Nice to have

• Hands-on prototyping and mechanical assembly experience for complex systems.
• Mechanical testing experience involving vibration, fatigue, shock, vacuum, and thermal loads.
• Cross-disciplinary systems integration experience and cradle-to-grave ownership of technically complex projects.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% 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.