Stage Development Engineer I (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States. Travel to test and launch sites may be required, along with shifted schedules or weekend work during critical milestones.

Salary: $93,000–$139,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global develops rockets, launch vehicles, and manufacturing capabilities, including the Terran R vehicle for delivering payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Balance technical, cost, schedule, and program risk constraints while investigating scenarios and proposing solutions.
• Perform systems integration through requirements decomposition and development of vehicle-, system-, and unit-level verification activities.
• Develop and maintain system- and stage-level Interface Control Documents.
• Drive qualification, acceptance, and hotfire test campaigns by creating and reviewing test objectives, matrices, and plans.
• Develop, manage, and execute operational plans and vehicle-level CONOPs for test, hotfire, and launch campaigns.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• 0–2 years of relevant experience.
• Technical problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic technical understanding of mechanical, fluids, and electrical engineering disciplines.
• Ability to travel to test and launch sites and support shifted schedules or weekend work during critical milestones.

Nice to have

• At least one year of experience working on a vehicle.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Cross-functional collaboration across propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, and corporate functions.