Staff Propulsion Test Responsible Engineer

Location: Full-time onsite in Long Beach, California, with approximately 25% travel to test and launch sites. Rotating first- and second-shift schedules and occasional weekend work may be required.

Hiring range: $164,000–$246,000 USD annually, plus salary and equity-based total rewards.

Company

hirify.global develops rockets, manufacturing systems, and launch capabilities, including the Terran R vehicle for delivering customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Serve as the Responsible Engineer for propulsion test articles and own integrated engine test campaigns.
• Develop test plans with product owners and execute campaigns with the Stennis test team.
• Operate and evaluate new and existing test article designs to support engine development and certification.
• Write test sequences and code, review data, work hands-on with test articles, design tooling, and operate the console during hotfire tests.
• Support engine subsystem troubleshooting, product investigations, system analysis, simulation, and trade studies.
• Contribute to stage testing and flight campaigns, including launch console operations, stage test objectives, and flight CONOPS.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in complex engineering system development and/or test environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, technology, mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience applying engineering fundamentals in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
• Strong problem-solving ability and experience working collaboratively.
• Ability to lead high-ownership projects to completion on ambitious schedules, including when unconventional solutions are required.
• Ability to work onsite in Long Beach, California, travel approximately 25%, and work rotating first- and second-shift schedules.

Nice to have

• Exposure to test operations environments.
• Working knowledge of combustion devices, valves, heat exchangers, or instrumentation.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomy, ownership, and the opportunity to influence product and process development.
• Cross-functional collaboration across propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, test, and launch teams.
• Technical training and mentorship focused on engineering and individual growth.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous PTO and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.