Senior Engineer - Propulsion Systems (Aerospace)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; onsite

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

Company

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

What you will do

• Own the design, analysis, implementation, and operation of an in-space propulsion system as the Responsible Propulsion Engineer.
• Define system requirements, designs, analyses, configurations, schedules, resources, and build-and-test work scopes.
• Create and execute development, acceptance, and qualification test campaigns for propulsion hardware and software.
• Identify technical risks, develop mitigation strategies, and resolve complex issues across engineering, manufacturing, testing, and operations.
• Support on-orbit missions through flight-data reviews and anomaly resolution.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders to maintain system alignment and transparency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace propulsion, including demonstrated work with bipropellant rocket propulsion systems.
• Knowledge of fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics, and materials.
• Ability to perform system trades, from thermal-fluids analysis to materials selection.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and working with fluid, mechanical, and electrical systems.
• Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license under applicable U.S. export regulations, including ITAR and EAR.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering and 7+ years of aerospace propulsion experience.
• Experience developing thrusters, valves, pressure vessels, saturated fluid systems, or other propulsion hardware under cost and schedule constraints.
• Experience leading ground-test and flight-propulsion projects and executing high-pressure test procedures.
• Experience with in-space propulsion mission analysis and on-orbit operations.
• Familiarity with NASA and DoD propulsion standards, CAD tools, and fluids-analysis tools such as SINDA/FLUINT or GFSSP.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, agile environment focused on clean-sheet spacecraft 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 for selected candidates.