Responsible Engineer II, Valves (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $104,000–$156,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops rockets, launch vehicles, and manufacturing systems, including the Terran R vehicle and Aeon R engine.

What you will do

• Design and analyze clean-sheet cryogenic, pneumatic, proportional, and solenoid valves.
• Perform fluid, thermal, and structural analysis of valve piece parts and assemblies.
• Plan and execute development and qualification testing for internally developed valves.
• Support engine and vehicle testing for existing flow control products.
• Conduct trade studies to develop architectures and designs that satisfy system requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
• 2+ years of professional engineering experience.
• Applied knowledge of thermodynamics, structures, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer.
• Programming experience with MATLAB, Python, or C++.
• Experience with CFD and FEA tools, including ANSYS.

Culture & Benefits

• Ownership and accountability across the full lifecycle of engineering parts, from design through production, qualification, and flight.
• Cross-functional collaboration across propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, and corporate teams.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation available for candidates who need it.