Manufacturing Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California, United States

Salary: $100,000–$125,000 for Level 1 or $125,000–$160,000 for Level 2, plus equity

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures robotic and space solar technologies for human settlement on the Moon and Mars.

What you will do

• Develop and perform acceptance testing for manufacturing processes, techniques, and tools supporting efficient, high-rate production.
• Design and implement precision tooling to reduce assembly errors, improve quality, and minimize cycle time.
• Automate novel manufacturing processes to ensure repeatability on high-rate production lines.
• Collaborate with design engineering on design-for-manufacturing improvements to solar panel architecture.
• Establish in-process inspection methods, including automated approaches, to improve first-pass yield.
• Lead hardware handoff from development into documented, stable, and scalable production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in aerospace, manufacturing, materials, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 1 year of manufacturing and process design experience; internship and academic experience are applicable.
• Experience with mechanical assembly methods, testing, failure mode effects analysis, and troubleshooting.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and improving weld processes and weld inspection techniques, including automation.
• Experience using SQL or other data management tools to set priorities and measure performance.
• Must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• Hands-on experience with mixed-value-stream or high-rate manufacturing lines.
• Experience in aerospace, space, or other high-reliability hardware environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Frequent travel is expected.
• Competitive salary with an equity package.
• PTO and health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity workplace committed to diversity.