Mechanical Engineer III (Aerospace)

Company

hirify.global is a space and defense technology company developing launch vehicles and space systems for missions from Earth to the Moon and beyond.

What you will do

• Own the hardware roadmap from conceptual design and structural layout through sizing analysis, production, and structural testing.
• Design and develop composite pressurized primary structures for launch vehicles.
• Optimize mass, requalify existing designs, and support configuration development and trade studies.
• Support products through concept creation, design release, analysis, prototyping, qualification, and production.
• Maintain requirements, schedules, budgets, and status reporting.
• Create 3D CAD models, manufacturing drawings, specifications, and technical documentation, and perform first-order strength and sizing calculations.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering.
• 6+ years of experience in structural system design.
• Strong 3D CAD design and integration skills; Siemens NX and FiberSim are preferred tools.
• Experience with industry FEA/FEM tools such as Nastran, ANSYS, FEMAP, or Simcenter.
• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and provide technical guidance.
• Passion for structural engineering.

Nice to have

• Experience taking hardware from analysis through testing and validating designs through post-test analysis.
• Familiarity with aerospace structural analysis methods including Bruhn, Niu, and Roark.
• Knowledge of composite manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, and characterization.
• Experience with pressurant or propellant tanks, filament-wound structures, or automated fiber placement.