Data Systems Engineer

Location: On-site in Mojave, California, United States. Travel may be required and is estimated at less than 10%. The position follows a 9/80 schedule.

Base salary by level: $68,000–$109,000 for Level I, $82,500–$132,500 for Level II, and $98,000–$158,000 for the Senior level.

Company

hirify.global engineers operationally realistic Mach 5+ testing using reusable, air-launched Talon testbeds and delivers flight data for hypersonic technology validation and national security applications.

What you will do

• Manage and process flight-test data in standard and non-standard formats within a centralized database.
• Create and maintain data-ingestion methods and troubleshoot data-quality issues through root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain software tools for configuration management, simulation, deployment, and data analysis.
• Define, document, and manage subsystem requirements for new configurations.
• Develop and support instrumentation, networking, telemetry, and integration tests, including power checks, sensor calibration, and equipment checkout.
• Collaborate with design engineers, network engineers, and technicians, and prepare materials for design, flight-readiness, and post-operation reviews.

Requirements

• Experience in telemetry, instrumentation, or network engineering in an operational or regulated test environment.
• Experience with Ethernet networking, TCP, UDP, multicasting, data-acquisition instrumentation, dataloggers, and mission-control software integration.
• Experience writing system requirements and developing data-processing scripts for Windows and Linux.
• Programming expertise in at least one of C, C++, or Python; familiarity with Jenkins or Bamboo and Git.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, plus proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a Department of War security clearance; U.S. citizenship may be required for some government-cleared or restricted positions.

Nice to have

• Flight-test instrumentation, aircraft, launch-vehicle, aircraft-build, piloting, or flight-test experience.
• Experience configuring and monitoring end-to-end telemetry testing and knowledge of IRIG 106 telemetry standards.
• Mission Control Room console experience and an active Department of War TS/SCI clearance.
• Experience with relational, document, or time-series databases; Curtiss-Wright or Safran Data Acquisition Units; or VBA.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription-drug healthcare coverage.
• Paid maternity and parental leave.
• 50% company match on 401(k) contributions, up to $11,500.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Opportunity to support hypersonic flight testing and national-security technology development.