Manager, Avionics Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; onsite. Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license under U.S. ITAR/EAR regulations.

Salary: $140,000–$190,000 per year, plus potential stock options and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops in-space transportation vehicles and spacecraft services for orbital transport, constellation deployment, precision reentry, and missions beyond Low Earth Orbit.

What you will do

• Manage mechanical engineers developing avionics hardware across multiple spacecraft programs and vehicle variants.
• Lead mechanical and system trades covering mass, stiffness, thermal performance, manufacturability, maintainability, and qualification risk.
• Own mechanical qualification and acceptance strategies for avionics hardware through flight integration.
• Establish engineering reviews, design processes, documentation practices, product configurations, and hardware release workflows.
• Coordinate with electrical, RF, optics, manufacturing, integration and test, vehicle engineering, GNC, thermal, dynamics, and harness teams.
• Create product roadmaps, schedules, and staffing plans while improving system efficiency, manufacturability, and reliability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional experience developing avionics, RF, optical, or spacecraft hardware for aerospace applications.
• Strong experience with electronics packaging, mechanical integration, structural and thermal design, and high-reliability hardware.
• Experience owning hardware through development, environmental qualification, acceptance testing, and flight integration.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering work and managing multiple concurrent hardware efforts.
• Must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements as a U.S. Person or be eligible to obtain an export license.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with NX, Teamcenter, or ANSYS.
• Experience developing avionics hardware for spacecraft or rockets and owning project schedules.
• Experience making architecture and technical risk decisions in fast-paced environments.
• Experience scaling engineering processes within a growing company.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced startup environment with broad involvement in spacecraft electronics development.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage for eligible full-time hires.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Potential long-term incentives in the form of stock options.

Hiring process

• Application and resume review.
• Introductory and technical phone interviews.
• Onsite interview followed by an offer decision.