Lead, Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Assembly (Fluid Systems)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

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

Company

hirify.global develops reusable rockets, including the Terran R launch vehicle, and the manufacturing systems required to produce them.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor manufacturing engineers producing flight-ready mechanisms and integrated sub-assemblies.
• Own a major mechanized assembly or integrated sub-assembly from design release through production.
• Coordinate planning, sourcing, sequencing, mBOM development, tooling, equipment, and work order creation across design, supply chain, and production.
• Develop work centers with focus on safety, capital investment, tooling, scaling, and continuous improvement.
• Resolve manufacturing issues hands-on, lead root cause analysis, and implement sustainable efficiency improvements.
• Manage team priorities, provide technical direction, and support team development.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant work experience and a BS degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing engineering, or a related technical field.
• Extensive experience authoring work instructions, mBOMs, and technical procedures for interdisciplinary mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic assemblies.
• Experience collaborating with design, manufacturing, production, and quality teams to execute and optimize build processes.
• Strong understanding of mechanisms manufacturing and integrated assembly processes across mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems.
• Experience executing projects in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Nice to have

• Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams.
• Experience scaling manufacturing processes from development through rate production.
• Hands-on experience with RCCA, assembly testing, tooling design or fabrication.
• Experience with capacity analysis, PFMEA, value stream mapping, and work center or process development.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Work across vehicle design, factory test, production, and other teams in an environment emphasizing autonomy, ownership, impact, creativity, and technical rigor.