Senior Mechanical Engineer, Thermal Control Systems

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite

Salary: $137,760–$195,552 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation commercial space stations, including the Haven station program, to support a continuous human presence in space, microgravity research, manufacturing, and the emerging space economy.

What you will do

• Own the design and development of thermal control systems and components for artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.
• Develop components such as heat exchangers, cold plates, heaters, and heat pipes from initial design trades through validation.
• Perform systems engineering tasks, fluid analyses, manufacturing-process iteration, and development testing.
• Own project delivery from early design through production, launch, and orbit insertion.
• Lead internal and external design reviews with suppliers and customers.
• Integrate components with avionics, software, mission operations, and other interdisciplinary systems while ensuring manufacturability and reliability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or another engineering discipline.
• Experience working with fluid systems or components.
• 5+ years of hands-on hardware experience in fabrication, assembly, and/or testing.
• Experience owning hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team outside an academic setting.
• Knowledge of failure analysis, root-cause investigation, design of experiments, and engineering trade studies.
• Must be a U.S. person under U.S. export-control rules or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.

Nice to have

• Experience with rotating machinery and NX.
• Knowledge of GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, and structural analysis using hand calculations, FEMAP, or ANSYS.
• Knowledge of metallic and fluid-system manufacturing, including machining, welding, brazing, and tube bending.
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills in a high-pressure engineering environment.

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.
• Onsite food perks including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.
• Additional wellness and mental-health benefits, including ClassPass credits and personalized mental healthcare.