Turbomachinery Test Responsible Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

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

Company

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

What you will do

• Develop fuel and oxidizer turbopump assemblies for the Aeon-R engine family.
• Collaborate with propulsion development and manufacturing teams to improve future designs.
• Perform basic structural, thermal, and fluid analyses of turbomachinery.
• Support turbopump assembly procedures, including rotor balancing, interference fits, clearance checks, structural proofing, and leak checks.
• Diagnose and resolve complex turbomachinery operational issues.
• Drive projects through design, development, analysis, testing, and iteration across the product lifecycle.

Requirements

• Degree in engineering or a related technical field and 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Knowledge of turbomachinery design, analysis practices, and fundamentals.
• Ability to perform basic structural, thermal, and/or fluid analysis.
• Knowledge of turbopump assembly procedures.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex turbomachinery operational issues.
• Strong communication skills and effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in Siemens NX and Teamcenter.
• Experience with bladed CFD, structural, modal, or rotordynamics analyses.
• Experience designing inducers, impellers, or turbine components for bladed turbopumps.
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment.
• Experience working in a flight development program.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on the development of the Terran R launch vehicle and Aeon-R engine systems.
• Cross-functional collaboration with propulsion, manufacturing, test, launch, and integration teams.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous PTO and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Environment emphasizing autonomy, ownership, technical rigor, and impact.