Spacecraft Thermal Engineer I/II

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's global headquarters. U.S. citizenship is required for the listed program requirements, and U.S. export-control authorization may apply.

Base pay range: $82,000–$126,000 USD per year for California.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for commercial, scientific, and national-security missions.

What you will do

• Complete thermal modeling and analysis of spacecraft and other space vehicles.
• Conduct thermal design trade studies balancing performance margins, resource use, risk, cost, and schedule.
• Identify and resolve thermal design, acceptance, and performance issues in space vehicle components and assemblies.
• Design and execute thermal tests and validate thermal models using test and in-flight data.
• Collaborate with program, test, design, and engineering teams on thermal design and testing.
• Research potential vendors of thermal control materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, or another engineering discipline.
• Thermal engineering experience for the Engineer I level.
• At least 2 years of thermal engineering experience in the aerospace industry for the Engineer II level.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• Ability to work for prolonged periods at a computer and in production areas with occasional moderate noise, dust, and fumes.

Nice to have

• Master's or PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering.
• Strong heat-transfer background and experience with thermal systems and passive thermal management.
• Experience with Thermal Desktop, Siemens NX, Teamcenter, ANSYS, SINDA, THERMICA, Python, or MATLAB.
• Experience planning and analyzing thermal balance tests, heat pipes, multilayer insulation, and 0-D or 1-D thermal/fluid networks.
• Knowledge of launch and on-orbit operations, orbital mechanics, and attitude dynamics related to thermal analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Company stock included in the total compensation package.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount on company stock.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and zero-cost HDHP options with HSA contribution.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match, fitness benefits, EV charging subsidies, and employee discounts.