Senior Spacecraft Structural Analysis Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's headquarters and working in office and technical environments.

Base salary: $132,000–$198,000 USD per year, plus company stock as part of total compensation.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, payloads, and critical aerospace subsystems for commercial, civil, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Define, process, and interpret static and dynamic ground-test and flight data, including sensor selection, data acquisition, validation, and environmental determination.
• Perform and document structural analyses of primary and secondary spacecraft structures, including finite element model verification, material selection, trade studies, and mass optimization.
• Run static, modal, random vibration, buckling, and thermoelastic structural and dynamic simulations.
• Work with design and test engineers to iterate designs, define test requirements, and demonstrate positive structural margins.
• Design and directly support spacecraft subsystem and component structural test campaigns.
• Lead technical projects and introduce new analysis tools, theory, and best practices across engineering teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or another engineering discipline.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• 8+ years of engineering experience in the aerospace industry.
• Experience with NX Nastran, NX CAD, and Teamcenter.
• Experience designing, executing, processing, and validating spacecraft-level structural test campaigns.

Nice to have

• Master's or PhD in mechanical engineering or another engineering discipline.
• Experience with complete satellite development cycles from concept through launch.
• Experience analyzing additively manufactured parts and composite structures.
• Experience with sensor selection and post-processing data from accelerometers, strain gauges, and thermocouples.
• Familiarity with nonlinear material simulation for metal plasticity, elastomers, and adhesive joints.

Culture & Benefits

• Company stock and an Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and zero-cost HDHP options with HSA contributions.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Onsite fitness centers where available, subsidized EV charging, discounted gym memberships, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• Fast-paced work environment focused on innovation, teamwork, tight deadlines, and ambitious space missions.