Senior Mechanical Engineer (Kick Stage)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; onsite

Salary: $140,000–$180,000 per year, plus potential stock options and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is an in-space transportation company developing spacecraft and propulsion vehicles for orbital transport, constellation deployment, precision reentry, and delivery to higher-energy orbits.

What you will do

• Design, analyze, build, test, and document pressurized and unpressurized aerospace structures and flight hardware.
• Define system layouts, requirements, verification plans, and driving load cases.
• Support first-article builds and production ramp-up with manufacturing, including design-for-manufacturing and reliability improvements.
• Develop test plans and support development, qualification, validation, and correlation campaigns.
• Collaborate with propulsion, avionics, GNC, loads and dynamics, thermal, manufacturing, and test teams to integrate high-performance vehicle systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing and analyzing structural aerospace hardware.
• Strong knowledge of strength and stability calculations, mechanics of materials, material failure modes, and structural analysis methods.
• Familiarity with machining, welding, forming, joining, and other manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency with CAD software and assembly management, plus strong cross-functional communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. Person or eligible to obtain an export license under applicable U.S. export regulations, including ITAR and EAR.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or 7+ years of relevant experience with space-flown hardware.
• Experience with aerospace aluminum welding, inspection, allowables, composite structures, payload accommodations, and structural testing.
• Experience with launch vehicle development and startup or agile environments.
• Experience with NX, Teamcenter, Ansys, or FEMAP.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in an onsite vehicle engineering environment.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Potential long-term incentives in the form of stock options.

Hiring process

• Application and resume review.
• Introductory and technical phone interviews.
• Onsite interview followed by an offer decision.