Integration Build Engineering Specialist (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Long Beach, California, United States. Travel up to 50% may be required, along with occasional overtime or weekend work for critical mission milestones.

Salary: $112,300–$159,450 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation commercial space stations and systems that support permanent human presence in space, microgravity research, manufacturing, and the emerging space economy.

What you will do

• Support integration technicians and engineering representatives during hardware build and test operations.
• Maintain an engineering presence on the operations floor, remove blockers, and resolve non-conformances affecting production.
• Plan, schedule, prepare, coordinate, and direct functional tests, including test-director duties and go/no-go decisions.
• Define and manage test plans, requirements, procedures, schedules, and operational handoffs with distributed engineering organizations.
• Develop, qualify, and refine manufacturing and assembly processes for safety, quality, efficiency, and delivery.
• Document non-conformance resolutions and work with quality teams on root-cause corrective actions.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of hands-on integration, build, or test experience may substitute for a degree.
• Hands-on hardware integration and testing experience with complex assemblies and systems.
• Experience working with technicians, leading multi-person operations, and managing several projects in a high-stress environment.
• Experience writing test plans, procedures, and presentations, and providing go/no-go judgment with supporting rationale.
• Ability to plan and execute vehicle-level system verifications, leak checks, or environmental tests.
• Must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing under U.S. export-control requirements.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, electrical, or a related field with at least one year of related engineering experience.
• Familiarity with Linux and Python environments.
• Ability to make independent judgments with limited information.
• Specific certifications appropriate to the role.

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, and life insurance.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan, mental healthcare, ClassPass credits, and additional discounts.
• Onsite food perks, including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.