Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Seattle, Washington; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation autonomous aircraft and UAV platforms.

What you will do

• Design and develop primary and secondary structural components and assemblies for autonomous UAV platforms.
• Lead the design lifecycle from concept development and CAD modeling through detailed design and drawing release.
• Perform hand stress and strain calculations with limited basic FEA analysis.
• Collaborate with aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, payload, manufacturing, and flight test teams on airframe integration.
• Support coupon, subcomponent, and system-level structural validation, including failure analysis and design iteration.
• Prepare drawings, interface definitions, analysis reports, and aerospace-compliant design documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in aircraft structural design or related aerospace structures.
• Experience designing and releasing structural components in development or production environments.
• Knowledge of composite and metallic structures, fasteners, bonded joints, load paths, GD&T, tolerance stackups, and DFMA.
• Proficiency with CAD tools such as NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, or similar.
• Strong technical communication skills and the ability to work in fast-paced, high-ownership engineering environments.

Nice to have

• Ability to obtain an S//SAR-level security clearance.
• Experience with UAV, DoD, or aerospace vehicle programs.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD, ASME Y14.5, and FAA standards.
• Experience with composite design and manufacturing methods.
• Experience using ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, or similar tools for linear structural analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on engineering work with increasing ownership of flight-critical designs.
• Cross-functional collaboration across mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and flight test.
• Work supports hardware from development through testing and deployment.