Environmental Test Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Los Angeles, United States; in-person collaboration at the Playa Vista office. U.S. Persons status is required to access export-controlled data.

Salary: $100,000–$150,000 annual base salary, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global manufactures satellite buses at scale using software, vertical integration, and hardware designed for manufacturing, supporting earth observation, communications, and other space applications.

What you will do

• Develop, execute, and manage environmental testing plans, procedures, protocols, and requirements.
• Conduct vibration, shock, thermal cycling, TVAC, EMI/EMC, pneumatic pressure, production, and qualification testing.
• Scope, purchase, set up, maintain, and troubleshoot environmental testing equipment.
• Analyze test data, interpret results, and prepare comprehensive test reports.
• Collaborate with production, design, and quality assurance teams to resolve spacecraft and test-equipment issues.
• Improve testing methodologies and provide technical guidance to engineers and technicians.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of environmental testing experience in the aerospace industry.
• Knowledge of aerospace testing standards including MIL-STD-461, GSFC-STD-7000, SMC-S-016, and MIL-STD-810.
• Experience operating and maintaining environmental testing equipment and using instrumentation such as thermocouples, accelerometers, and data acquisition systems.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Nice to have

• Certification in relevant aerospace standards.
• Avionics functional or pneumatic pressure testing experience.
• Programming experience with Python or LabVIEW.
• Experience scaling environmental testing to a high production rate.
• Knowledge of data acquisition and analysis software.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity participation and a fast-growing startup environment backed by more than $500M in funding.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus $100,000 life insurance.
• Paid vacation starting at 15 days and increasing to 20+ days annually, plus 10 paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan with employer matching and eight weeks of paid parental leave.
• Childcare reimbursement for work-related travel, catered lunch, snacks, and an equipped Playa Vista office.
• Office socials, family gatherings, and opportunities to work with aerospace and new-space experts.