Manufacturing Engineer II, Turbomachinery (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $104,000–$156,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops launch vehicles and manufacturing systems, including the Terran R rocket and Aeon-R propulsion engines.

What you will do

• Produce components and assemblies for the fuel and oxidizer turbopumps of the Aeon-R and Aeon-R Vac engines.
• Own manufacturing trades and develop processes for fabricating, testing, and delivering propulsion hardware and subassemblies.
• Develop and refine assembly, fluids testing, machining, and additive manufacturing processes.
• Serve as the primary interface between manufacturing and design teams during Aeon-R architecture optimization.
• Support the scale-up of manufacturing operations for Terran R flight engines.
• Drive projects through ambiguous and technically challenging turbomachinery and additively manufactured hardware issues.

Requirements

• Degree in engineering or a related technical field, plus 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with turbopump assembly procedures, including rotor balancing, interference fits, clearance checks, structural proofing, and leak checks.
• Experience with fluids testing, machining, and additive manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of general assembly and test procedures, tolerance stack-up analysis, structural proof testing, and pressurized leak checks.
• Experience with Siemens NX or comparable CAD and analysis tools.
• Experience designing tooling, including conceptualization, modeling, drafting, and detailed analysis.

Nice to have

• Experience with additively manufactured engine hardware.
• Experience with GD&T under ASME Y14.5 and industry specifications.
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment.
• Experience working in a flight development program.

Culture & Benefits

• Work involves close collaboration across manufacturing, design, development, and analysis teams.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.