Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Primary Structures (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $122,000–$182,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops Terran R rockets and the manufacturing systems required to produce them at scale.

What you will do

• Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams through prototype and flight builds.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, reliability, production, and external vendor teams.
• Support primary-structure assembly work centers on the shop floor, remove barriers, and keep production moving.
• Lead process improvements across multiple work centers using feedback from the first Terran R build.
• Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices for high-fidelity manufacturing processes.
• Standardize processes across the manufacturing team and support scalable launch-vehicle production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, aeronautical, mechanical, or another engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of progressive, related experience.
• Experience supporting complex assembly builds and making risk-based decisions during production.
• Strong communication skills for working with engineering and manufacturing teams on process constraints and manufacturability.
• Strong fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement, factory design, fastening and joining, and machining.
• Expertise in drilling, trim operations, manufacturing processes, tooling, inspection methods, and GD&T.

Nice to have

• Experience with forming, welding, drilling, trimming, and fastening operations for aerospace products.
• Successful new product introduction of aerospace hardware into manufacturing, testing, and production systems.
• Experience managing projects in a fast-paced environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Collaborative environment with autonomy, ownership, and cross-functional impact.