Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California, United States. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations under export-control regulations.

Salary: Senior $140,000–$180,000 per year plus equity; Principal $160,000–$200,000 per year plus equity. Compensation scales with experience.

Company

hirify.global Robotics develops a full-stack solution for commercial-scale rocket propellant production on the Moon and Mars.

What you will do

• Own mechanical architectures, systems, subsystems, and components from requirements through deployment.
• Develop critical Rover platform systems, including electromechanical actuators, structures, passive mechanisms, thermal control systems, and autonomy hardware integration.
• Conduct trade studies and first-order calculations to define system requirements.
• Define qualification testing criteria according to spaceflight testing standards.
• Validate subsystems and components in simulated launch and lunar environments.
• Work cross-functionally with electrical, thermal, and software teams to meet integration timelines and system milestones.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience developing hardware systems for space applications.
• Experience with CAD tools such as NX, CATIA, or SolidWorks and analysis tools such as ANSYS or ABAQUS.
• Working knowledge of engineering materials, manufacturing processes, and structural analysis.
• Strong technical communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience developing space hardware.
• Experience owning spaceflight hardware across design, analysis, qualification, and operation.
• Expertise in space-grade rotary actuators, space mechanisms, rigid-body dynamics, vibration analysis, or environmental qualification campaigns.

Culture & Benefits

• High-ownership, fast-paced work focused on hardware and challenging technical problems.
• Equity package included.
• Paid time off.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.