Fluids Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Greater Seattle Area; on-site. Candidates must meet U.S. ITAR eligibility requirements.

Salary: $130,000–$195,000 annually.

Company

hirify.global is building space infrastructure using Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide orbital power, infrared energy transmission, and secure high-bandwidth optical data.

What you will do

• Own a fluid subsystem from concept through design, analysis, build, integration, testing, and flight.
• Design valves, fluid routing architectures, storage hardware, pressure-control systems, and pneumatic systems for rocket engines and vehicles.
• Optimize designs for mass, pressure drop, proof and burst performance, leakage, cycle life, manufacturability, cost, and schedule.
• Perform hand calculations, FEA, tolerance stack-ups, pressure-drop analysis, and thermal-fluid modeling, validating results with test and flight data.
• Define and execute qualification and acceptance campaigns covering proof, burst, leak, flow, cycle life, and vibration testing.
• Support manufacturing, engine and vehicle integration, hot-fire and fill/drain operations, anomaly investigation, and hardware refurbishment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience designing fluid-system hardware such as valves, regulators, tanks, pressure vessels, tubing, fittings, or manifolds for flight vehicles or high-performance hardware.
• Experience taking hardware from concept through build, integration, and test.
• Strong fundamentals in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, structural mechanics, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency with CAD tools such as NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, or Creo, including engineering drawings using ASME Y14.5 GD&T.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or a protected individual lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum, in accordance with ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• 10+ years of fluid-system hardware design experience and direct experience with rocket engines, launch vehicles, or spacecraft propulsion systems.
• Experience designing or qualifying solenoid, pneumatic, hydraulic, or mechanically actuated valves and pressure regulators.
• Experience with cryogenic fluids, propellant and pressurant compatibility, oxygen-compatible design, and relevant aerospace, pressure-vessel, or fluid-fitting standards.
• Hands-on prototyping, machining, brazing, welding, hot-fire testing, or vehicle fill/drain operations experience.
• Experience in a fast-moving, hardware-focused startup or early-stage program.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work with propulsion, structures, thermal, avionics, manufacturing, and test operations.
• Equity in hirify.global.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• 401(k), paid time off, 10 paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Relocation assistance when applicable, daily office lunch, and a stocked kitchen.