Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Components Engineer I (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based out of the Long Beach propulsion engineering team.

Base pay: $115,000–$172,000 USD annually in California. Additional compensation includes company stock.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for civil, commercial, defense, and exploration missions.

What you will do

• Own the development of spacecraft propulsion and fluidic products or systems as a technical lead.
• Create conceptual and detailed CAD designs, performance calculations, and engineering analyses for propulsion components.
• Review and approve drawings, 3D PMI, reports, specifications, qualification reports, and flight hardware releases.
• Plan, set up, instrument, execute, and analyze propulsion component tests, including hands-on integration and troubleshooting.
• Manage project schedules, priorities, task assignments, and status communication with leadership and stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers and technicians while contributing to engineering processes, documentation, training, and technical standards.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in propulsion system development or an equivalent high-performance engineering field.
• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, mechatronics, or another technical engineering discipline.
• Detailed mechanical design experience with NX or equivalent CAD software and PLM systems such as Teamcenter or Windchill.
• Experience with design reviews, flight-part release approval, qualification decisions, requirements, detailed design, production, and acceptance testing.
• Hands-on integration and testing experience, ideally with National Instruments equipment and software, plus experience with electrical and chemical storable propellant systems.
• U.S. citizenship and willingness to obtain a security clearance are required. U.S. export-control rules may also require U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, protected status, or applicable authorization.

Nice to have

• Python for data manipulation and post-processing.
• GD&T, engineering drawings, requirement and verification sets, test plans, and test reports.
• National Instruments data acquisition systems and flight hardware testing and troubleshooting.
• Experience making physics-based, risk-informed decisions in ambiguous technical environments.
• Master’s degree or PhD and demonstrated hands-on engineering skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on ambitious space missions, technical ownership, teamwork, and delivery under tight deadlines.
• Employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount and company stock as part of total compensation.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, flexible spending, dependent care, disability, and life insurance plans.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a 401(k) plan with company match.
• Additional benefits include subsidized EV charging, fitness and gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.