Propulsion Test Responsible Engineer I (Aerospace)

Location: Full-time onsite in Long Beach, California, United States; approximately 25% travel to test and launch sites. Rotating first- and second-shift schedules, occasional weekend work for critical milestones.

Salary: $90,000–$136,000 USD per year, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global develops Terran R rockets, launch systems, and manufacturing capabilities 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, including hotfire tests and hands-on hardware work.
• Write test sequences and code, review test data, design tooling, and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Support engine subsystem investigations, system analysis and simulation, trade studies, and team efficiency projects.
• Contribute to stage testing and flight campaigns, including launch console operations and defining test objectives and flight CONOPS.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, technology, mathematics, or a related field.
• Prior internship or research lab experience in complex engineering system development or testing is required.
• Ability to apply engineering fundamentals in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
• Strong problem-solving skills and experience working collaboratively.
• Ability to lead high-ownership projects to completion on ambitious schedules, including through unconventional solutions.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomy, ownership, and bottoms-up technical decision-making.
• Cross-functional collaboration across propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, test, and launch teams.
• Training and mentorship for technical and professional development.
• Competitive salary, equity, generous paid time off and sick leave, and parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.