Director, Fluid Systems Analysis (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $203,360–$232,800 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation commercial space stations for continuous human presence in space, microgravity research and manufacturing, and the emerging space economy.

What you will do

• Lead and develop a team of propulsion and thermal analysts, including hiring, mentoring, and technical growth.
• Establish analysis standards, documentation, validation methods, and best practices across structural, fluid, and thermal domains.
• Create and maintain FEA models, define critical loads and load cases, and support component design, certification, and drawing reviews.
• Oversee multiphase propellant feed-system and microgravity fluid modeling, including vaporization, condensation, propellant acquisition, and slosh dynamics.
• Guide high-pressure gas, transient-flow, heat-exchanger, and thruster plume impingement analyses, and partner with test engineering on structural and dynamic testing.
• Integrate simulation results with ground and flight-test data, lead root-cause investigations, and present findings at design reviews and NASA certification activities.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related Engineering field.
• 8+ years of relevant aerospace design and analysis experience.
• 2+ years overseeing or managing a technical engineering or analysis team.
• Strong expertise in structural analysis, including FEA modeling, stress analysis, and load-case development.
• Experience with thermo-fluid analysis tools such as CFD and 1-D system modeling.
• Knowledge of mechanical design, manufacturing processes, and design-for-manufacturability principles.

Nice to have

• M.S. or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical, or a related engineering field.
• Experience with human spaceflight hardware, multiphase fluid dynamics, propellant management, and low-gravity slosh modeling.
• Experience with thermo-mechanical fatigue, fracture analysis, spectrum-loading fatigue analysis, high-pressure gas systems, transient fluid dynamics, and heat exchangers.
• 5+ years of experience with liquid or gas rocket engine combustion devices, including RCS design.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams that connect analysis predictions with test and qualification data.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Generous paid time off, including up to 20+ vacation days for exempt staff and annual vacation cash-out options.
• Onsite meals and refreshments, including snacks, coffee, barista service, dinner, and subsidized lunch.
• ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, and additional discounts and perks.
• Access to export-controlled information requires U.S. person status or eligibility for deemed export licensing.