Senior Turbomachinery Engineer, Turbine Development (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $132,000–$198,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops and launches rockets, including the Terran R vehicle and its Aeon-R engine systems, to expand commercial access to orbit.

What you will do

• Advance turbine design for space and rocket turbopump applications.
• Perform aerodynamic and structural analysis of turbomachinery components.
• Collaborate with propulsion development and manufacturing teams to improve future designs.
• Support turbine and turbopump development through design, analysis, testing, and iteration.
• Contribute to turbopump assembly activities, including rotor balancing, interference fits, clearance checks, structural proofing, and leak checks.
• Drive projects to completion while working through ambiguous and technically challenging problems.

Requirements

• Engineering degree or related technical qualification.
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience with turbine design and aerodynamic and structural analysis.
• Experience with low-cycle fatigue (LCF) and high-cycle fatigue (HCF) methodologies.
• Knowledge of industry-standard turbomachinery design and analysis.
• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with multidisciplinary groups.

Nice to have

• Experience with transient thermal/aerodynamic analysis or forced response analysis.
• Experience measuring in-situ mode shapes and blade deformation.
• Experience overseeing turbomachinery development or test campaigns.
• Proficiency in Siemens NX and Teamcenter.
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment and in a flight development program.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with autonomy, ownership, and responsibility for high-impact aerospace development.
• Collaborate across propulsion, manufacturing, test, launch, and integration teams.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave, plus parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.