Senior Optomechanical Engineer I/II

Location: Onsite in Pasadena, California, United States. The role is based at hirify.global Robotics and requires eligibility to work with U.S. ITAR-regulated technology.

Base salary: $125,000–$214,000 USD per year for California.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, optical systems, payloads, and other critical spaceflight subsystems.

What you will do

• Lead opto-mechanical and precision mechanical design projects from requirements definition through flight delivery.
• Design camera systems, optical payloads, sensor assemblies, lens and filter mounts, pointing assemblies, focus mechanisms, launch locks, stages, gimbals, and alignment tooling.
• Develop mechanical architectures, interfaces, packaging, tolerances, integration plans, tooling, fixtures, and ground support equipment.
• Perform or support structural, thermal, tolerance, finite element, and structural-thermal-optical performance analyses.
• Support assembly, integration, precision alignment, troubleshooting, environmental testing, qualification, inspection, and test-data analysis.
• Lead design, manufacturing, and test reviews; coordinate vendors and cross-functional stakeholders; mentor junior engineers; and improve design standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, optical, mechatronics, robotics, or another engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of mechanical engineering experience for Senior Engineer I or 8 years for Senior Engineer II.
• Experience delivering spaceflight hardware through design, build, integration, environmental testing, qualification, and flight delivery.
• Experience designing precision mechanical, opto-mechanical, aerospace, sensor, or electromechanical hardware.
• Experience with SolidWorks, production drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, FEA, STOP analysis, and mechanical design documentation.
• For U.S. office work, candidates must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or eligible to obtain the required ITAR authorizations.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Rapid conceptual design, prototyping, hands-on build, integration, alignment, and testing experience.
• Experience with preliminary structural, vibration, thermal, or thermal-elastic analysis.
• Experience overseeing final analysis, environmental and production testing, instrumentation, fixture design, and test-data analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced hardware development environment focused on ambitious space missions and reliable flight systems.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a company-sponsored HSA option.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, five sick days, paid holidays, parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match, employee stock purchase program, and company equity eligibility.
• Onsite gym, subsidized EV charging, food and drinks, and employee discounts.