Pre-Sales Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite at the Long Beach location. Travel of up to 50% may be required.

Salary: $112,000–$195,000 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space stations, satellite products, and space infrastructure for government, corporate, and private customers.

What you will do

• Advise prospective and current customers on system-level engineering questions during calls, meetings, site visits, conferences, and public engagements.
• Translate capabilities, performance, constraints, and tradeoffs across propulsion, payload, power, and other subsystems into customer-ready materials.
• Use simulation and performance tools to model satellite performance, power dynamics, and system-level tradeoffs.
• Partner with Business Development on technical proposals, RFIs/RFPs, and solutions throughout the sales cycle.
• Improve internal simulation and analysis tools used in customer-facing technical work.
• Apply AI tools and techniques to technical analysis, proposal development, and customer deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or another engineering discipline.
• Experience partnering with or operating alongside system engineering leads on complex technical systems.
• Proficiency with simulation or analysis tools for evaluating system performance, power dynamics, or similar engineering tradeoffs.
• Proficiency with AI tools applied to engineering or analysis workflows.
• Strong customer-facing, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex engineering concepts to mixed audiences.
• The role involves access to U.S. export-controlled information; applicants must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.

Nice to have

• Experience with aerospace facilities, space planning procedures, and operations.
• Experience creating or updating RFPs, purchase orders, and facilities work orders in ERP software.
• Ability to read basic floor plans and make independent judgments with limited information.
• Experience balancing multiple projects in high-stress environments with changing priorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, and other discounts.
• Free snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch onsite.
• Willingness to work overtime or weekends may be required for critical mission milestones; lifting up to 25 pounds and specific certifications may also be required.