Powertrain Architect (Hybrid-Electric Propulsion)

Location: San Jose, California, United States

Salary: $172,800–$237,600 base pay per year

Company

hirify.global is an aerospace and defense company developing electric air taxis, autonomous aircraft, AI systems, and powertrain technologies.

What you will do

• Evaluate and trade series, parallel, and turbo-electric hybrid powertrain architectures for next-generation eVTOL aircraft.
• Size electric motors, generators, thermal management systems, and major powertrain components.
• Generate motor and generator performance and efficiency maps across operating envelopes.
• Model battery charge, discharge, thermal behavior, degradation, duty cycles, and mission-profile limits.
• Build powertrain models for vehicle-level sizing, performance prediction, and multidisciplinary design optimization.
• Collaborate with vehicle and structures architects on packaging, weight, and full-system integration.

Requirements

• Background in hybrid-electric, turbo-electric, or conventional turbine aircraft propulsion, or an adjacent high-power industry.
• Experience with optimization, including multidisciplinary design optimization.
• Experience in at least two of electromagnetic motor or generator sizing, thermal management system sizing, and battery modeling.
• Strong Python proficiency for powertrain modeling and trade studies.
• Experience with electromagnetic design tools such as ANSYS Maxwell, Motor-CAD, or JMAG, and thermal or CFD tools such as ANSYS Icepak or Fluent.
• Turboshaft or turbine integration experience is beneficial.

Culture & Benefits

• Pay-for-performance compensation culture.
• Commitment to an equitable, inclusive, and diverse workplace.
• Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application and hiring process.
• Certain positions may be eligible for visa sponsorship.