Environmental Health and Safety Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Long Beach, California, United States; travel between Long Beach, Hawthorne, and Mojave sites up to 25% of the time. Evening and weekend work may be required for critical mission milestones.

Salary: $90,200–$142,008 annually, depending on level and qualifications.

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation commercial space stations and related spacecraft systems to support permanent human presence in space, microgravity research, manufacturing, and government and private customers.

What you will do

• Review facility design changes and capital projects for EHS, building-code, and safety compliance.
• Manage technical EHS programs covering machine guarding, lockout/tagout, ventilation, and related engineering controls.
• Conduct engineering risk assessments, Job Hazard Analyses, industrial hygiene sampling, and monitoring.
• Develop environmental air-quality and hazardous-waste management programs and maintain equipment-specific procedures.
• Lead technical investigations of injuries, near misses, and equipment incidents, identifying root causes and corrective actions.
• Deliver technical training, track EHS KPIs, support safety committees, and work with engineering, maintenance, and regulators.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Industrial Hygiene, Chemical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
• 2–5+ years of hands-on EHS experience in manufacturing or aerospace, including technical project management and program implementation.
• Knowledge of hazardous energy and lockout/tagout, hot work, fall protection, confined-space entry, and ergonomic evaluations.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local EHS regulations, including EPA, OSHA, and California Air Resources Board requirements.
• Experience with safety audits, hazard identification, regulatory interpretation, and cross-functional stakeholder communication.
• Must qualify as a U.S. person under U.S. export-control rules or be eligible for deemed export licensing.

Nice to have

• Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager certification.
• Familiarity with powered industrial trucks and overhead crane systems.

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) plan.
• Mental healthcare support, ClassPass credits, and additional discounts and perks.
• Onsite food and beverage benefits, including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner, and subsidized lunch.