Mechanical Engineer (Loads and Dynamics)

Location: Redmond, WA, United States. The role requires U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, or eligibility for authorization under U.S. export regulations.

Annual salary: $105,000–$140,000 for L1, $140,000–$190,000 for L2, and $170,000–$215,000 for L3.

Company

hirify.global is developing space-based data centers that scale from kilowatts to gigawatt capacity.

What you will do

• Resolve spacecraft dynamics problems through analysis, testing, and model correlation.
• Develop and maintain finite element models for spacecraft structures, mechanisms, deployable solar arrays, radiators, and related hardware.
• Analyze vibration, shock, acoustic, transient, modal, and forcing-function environments across transportation, launch, deployment, and on-orbit operations.
• Own dynamic testing from pre-test analysis and instrumentation through execution, data processing, reporting, and design recommendations.
• Define qualification and acceptance testing for flight hardware and correlate test results with analytical models.
• Build analysis scripts, pipelines, databases, and internal tools while collaborating with mechanical, structures, manufacturing, integration, and test teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• 4+ years of experience in dynamics, structural analysis, mechanical testing, or hands-on aerospace hardware development.
• Experience analyzing test data, building hardware, or supporting mechanical qualification of flight or launch vehicle systems.
• Strong fundamentals in vibrations, structural dynamics, mechanics, and frequency-domain analysis.
• Experience with finite element modeling or structural analysis tools.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for authorization under U.S. export regulations.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with vibration, modal, acoustic, or shock testing and with Ansys, NX, or similar tools.
• Experience building, correlating, and validating finite element models.
• Experience with spacecraft, launch vehicles, satellites, deployable structures, solar arrays, radiators, or spacecraft mechanisms.
• Software skills for analysis automation, data processing, signal processing, or internal tool development.

Culture & Benefits

• Stock options, discretionary bonuses, and other long-term incentives.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
• Paid parental leave, vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
• Extended hours and weekends may be required to support critical project milestones.