Senior Mechanical Engineer (Terran-R Structures) (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $132,000–$198,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops rockets and launch infrastructure, including the Terran R launch vehicle and its manufacturing systems.

What you will do

• Conceptualize structural load paths, complex structures, and adjacent system packaging for Terran R.
• Review static and dynamic loads, material properties, test data, and structural system requirements.
• Analyze and size primary and secondary flight structures, including thrust structures, propellant tanks, interstages, and fairings.
• Design components in NX/TeamCenter, perform analysis with Nastran, ANSYS, or hand calculations, and release engineering drawings.
• Develop and support hardware test campaigns, including test integration, operations, and result evaluation.
• Support manufacturing process development and own designs from requirements through production.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a design engineering role.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with industry-standard CAD packages such as NX, Creo, or SolidWorks.
• Working knowledge of structural analysis, finite element methods, and structural testing.
• At least 1 year of experience working on structures strength.
• Ability to lead projects to completion, document technical work, and present recommendations in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• 5+ years of mechanical or structural design and analysis experience.
• Experience with NX/TeamCenter, Nastran, and ANSYS.
• Experience with GD&T and drafting.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomous work with ownership of flight hardware and technical decisions.
• Cross-functional collaboration across propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, and corporate teams.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave, plus parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.