Staff Engineer, Tool Design (Aerospace)

Location: Dallas, Texas; on-site

Salary: $120,000–$190,000 per year, plus bonus, benefits, and equity for regular employees.

Company

hirify.global is a venture-backed defense-tech company developing intelligent systems, including autonomy software, aircraft, and simulation technologies.

What you will do

• Own production tooling throughout the lifecycle, including concept development, design, analysis, release, fabrication, and prove-out.
• Translate GD&T, key characteristics, and critical-to-quality requirements into datums, locators, clamps, tolerances, ergonomic controls, and ESD/FOD measures.
• Design assembly jigs, drill and bond fixtures, composite molds and trim fixtures, gauges, lifting carts, and protective tooling using CATIA, NX, or SolidWorks.
• Perform FEA and hand calculations for stiffness, clamp loads, safety factors, and ergonomics.
• Prepare tool design packages with models, drawings, GD&T, bills of materials, materials, finishes, lifting points, and safety labeling.
• Lead design reviews and support fabrication, nonconformance and engineering-change resolution, shop-floor prove-out, and first-article dimensional validation.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in tooling design, mechanical design, or manufacturing engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Mechatronics, or a related engineering field.
• Experience with prototype manufacturing in a startup or rapid-growth environment.
• Strong understanding of machining, composites, avionics, and/or assembly processes.
• Experience with CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, 3DEXPERIENCE or Teamcenter, FEA tools, GD&T, and metrology fundamentals.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality standards.
• Familiarity with additive manufacturing or automation systems.
• Project management experience with multiple priorities and deadlines.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time regular employee package includes salary within the listed range, bonus, benefits, and equity.
• Work is performed on-site in Dallas, Texas.
• Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
• AI tools may support parts of the hiring process, while final decisions remain with human reviewers.