Propulsion Design Reliability Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Long Beach, California, United States. The role involves access to U.S. export-controlled information and requires the candidate to be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.

Salary: $162,360–$265,392 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation commercial space stations, including the multi-module Haven Station, to support continuous human presence, microgravity research, manufacturing, and a new space economy.

What you will do

• Guide the design, verification, and validation of the Haven-1 propulsion system.
• Lead FMEA, fault-tree analysis, risk assessments, and reliability improvements across flight, launch, and ground support systems.
• Review mechanical designs, engineering analyses, manufacturing drawings, test plans, and concepts of operations during major design reviews and risk gates.
• Define acceptance and qualification test expectations, review verification data, and identify risks during hardware test campaigns.
• Develop propulsion engineering standards, design criteria, review frameworks, reliability checklists, and technical guidance.
• Coordinate design changes, configuration management, risk mitigation, and traceability across engineering teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 6 years of relevant professional experience in responsible engineering, design ownership, systems integration, test engineering, or reliability-focused development.
• Experience with complex aerospace systems, spacecraft, aircraft, launch vehicles, or other mission- or safety-critical systems.
• Hands-on experience designing, assembling, integrating, or testing hardware.
• Experience with reliability methodologies, fracture control, human-rated hardware standards, manufacturing processes, materials selection, or hardware qualification pathways.
• Must qualify as a U.S. person or be eligible for a deemed export license under U.S. export-control regulations.

Nice to have

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in responsible engineering, systems engineering, an Office of the Chief Engineer, or reliability engineering roles.
• Experience creating engineering standards, review templates, or technical guidance frameworks.
• Strong scripting and data analysis skills with Python, MATLAB, or Excel, plus familiarity with visualization tools such as Tableau.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Additional wellness, mental healthcare, fitness, discount, and meal benefits.
• Willingness to work overtime or weekends may be required during critical mission milestones.