Senior Spacecraft Operations Engineer I/II (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Long Beach, California, United States

Base salary: $115,200–$212,600 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $135,475–$269,875 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an aerospace company building rockets, spacecraft, payloads, flight software, and critical space subsystems for commercial, exploration, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Operate and monitor a growing fleet of satellites through commissioning, orbit raising, routine operations, and potential re-entry phases.
• Design, develop, and test ground software, operational scripts, flight software sequences, FDIR, and telemetry configurations.
• Maintain continuous integration and testing for operational code, and develop test methods and data analysis.
• Validate spacecraft behavior using flatsat, hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, and other simulation tools.
• Support AIT teams during spacecraft integration tests, including TVAC, propulsion stack, and DITL testing.
• Develop mission requirements, interface specifications, CONOPS, design documentation, and technical support for program and product leads.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in software, computer, electrical, aerospace, mechanical, or another technical engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience for Senior Engineer I or 8+ years for Senior Engineer II in space mission design, satellite subsystems, ground systems, spacecraft command and control, or spacecraft operations.
• Knowledge of spacecraft subsystems, including attitude determination and control, electrical power, space-ground communications, command and data handling, and thermal control.
• Knowledge of the space environment, orbital mechanics, and rigid body dynamics.
• Software development experience in Python, Ruby, C, C++, or other high-level languages.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain U.S. security clearance and meet applicable ITAR work-authorization requirements.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in an engineering discipline.
• Experience in spacecraft operations, satellite system design, or satellite ground systems.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, SIL testing, or HIL testing.
• Active TS/SCI U.S. Government security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with company stock, an employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount, and equity compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP option with HSA contributions.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• On-call or shift-based operations may be required, along with prolonged periods of computer work and occasional exposure to production-area noise, dust, and fumes.
• Additional benefits include subsidized EV charging, fitness centers where available, gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.