Principal Mechanical Engineer, Factory Automation

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $185,000–$277,000 USD annually

Company

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

What you will do

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

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or an equivalent field.
• 15+ 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 development and production cycle.
• Experience with strategic tooling buildout and project management supporting production.

Nice to have

• Expertise in design for manufacturability and design for assembly, including transitioning products from prototype to production.
• Knowledge of manufacturing materials, GD&T, and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment including milling, turning, 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 engineering.
• Opportunity to work on rocket and factory development from design through factory-floor implementation.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.