Staff Mechanical Engineer, Factory Automation

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $143,000–$215,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops rockets and manufacturing systems, including the Terran R launch vehicle and its production factory.

What you will do

• Develop production and development tooling and factory automation solutions for Terran vehicle and Aeon engine programs.
• Translate top-level requirements and concepts into functional mechanical equipment.
• Design material-handling systems, assembly fixtures, off-loaders, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers, and custom machines.
• Apply mechanical design, analysis, drafting standards, and ASME Y14.5 to tooling drawing definitions.
• Collaborate with component designers, manufacturing engineers, and integration engineers to optimize safety, cost, quality, cycle time, delivery, reliability, life, and maintenance.
• Manage projects from vendor selection and fabrication through inspection, installation, and commissioning.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or an equivalent field.
• 10+ years of experience designing, building, and commissioning tooling and fixtures for manufacturing, assembly, and testing.
• Experience with CAD and FEA-based structural analysis software; NX and ANSYS Workbench are preferred.
• Experience completing projects through the full lifecycle.
• Experience with strategic tooling buildout and project management supporting production.

Nice to have

• Expertise in design for manufacturability and design for assembly, including taking products from prototype to production.
• Understanding of manufacturing materials, GD&T, and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Knowledge of mills, lathes, welding, sheet-metal bending, lifting and rigging, assembly, and inspection.
• Experience designing custom machines with motors, actuators, linear rails, pneumatics, and bearings.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomy, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration across design, manufacturing, and automation.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave, plus parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.