Integration Engineer, Launch Operations

Location: Onsite in Long Beach, California, United States; travel is required up to 10% during normal operations and may increase to 50%+ during launch campaigns, including extended deployment to Cape Canaveral or other launch facilities.

Salary: $112,000–$195,000 USD annually, depending on level and qualifications.

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation commercial space stations, including the Haven station platform, to support continuous human presence in space, microgravity research, manufacturing, and the emerging space economy.

What you will do

• Define and manage vehicle configuration states for testing, shipping, integration, and launch processing.
• Develop and execute ATLO sequences for Haven-1 and coordinate vehicle state transitions across integration, testing, and launch operations.
• Plan and execute critical handling of flight hardware and MGSE, including lifting, weighing, breakovers, transport, and mate operations.
• Support payload processing, vehicle stacking, system checkouts, functional testing, health verification, and launch campaign execution.
• Author integration plans, procedures, work orders, and sequencing plans while working directly with production staff and technicians.
• Coordinate with engineering teams, vendors, launch providers, and range personnel to resolve integration issues and meet facility and range safety requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 4 years of aerospace integration engineering experience, including direct support for spacecraft launch campaigns and launch-site operations.
• Hands-on experience integrating spacecraft hardware, including critical lifts, transport, and mechanical or electrical mate operations.
• Experience working alongside technicians and directing multi-person integration operations.
• Experience authoring integration procedures, work orders, and vehicle-level sequencing plans.
• Must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing under U.S. export-control regulations.

Nice to have

• 6+ years of aerospace integration experience with progressive ownership of ATLO or vehicle-level integration through launch.
• Experience leading end-to-end launch campaigns and building integration processes from scratch.
• Familiarity with payload processing facilities, range safety, contamination control, cleanroom protocols, TCS, propulsion fill operations, and vehicle health checks.
• Experience with NX or similar mechanical design tools for MGSE and fixture design.
• Experience with spacecraft critical lifts, breakovers, and mass property measurements.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Overtime, off-hours, shift schedules, and weekend work may be required during critical mission milestones.
• Onsite food perks include snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted is required.