Principal Aerospace Engineer

Location: Lone Tree, Colorado, United States; office or hybrid environment. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Estimated starting salary: $165,010.21–$226,889.04 per year, plus potential annual incentive pay.

Company

hirify.global develops aerospace and national security technologies, including manned and unmanned aircraft systems and C4ISR solutions.

What you will do

• Lead strategic planning and development of advanced aerospace technologies.
• Provide technical direction across multiple aerospace engineering projects.
• Represent the organization at industry conferences and technical forums.
• Influence aerospace standards, best practices, and continuous engineering improvement.
• Align engineering goals with executive leadership and business objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of aerospace engineers, including performance management and development planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field; a higher relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• 14+ years of relevant experience.
• Extensive experience with advanced aerodynamic analysis and engineering principles.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary design and development teams.
• Thorough understanding of Computer-Aided Engineering tools, including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance and U.S. Citizenship are required.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience with aircraft external loads, performance, stability and control, flight testing, or wind-tunnel testing.
• Background in the aerospace and defense industry.
• Experience with system-level modeling and simulation, parametric design, model-based definition, or flight mechanics.
• Exposure to StarCCM+ and internal or external thermal analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment focused on mission execution and innovation.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with a 150% company match on contributions up to 6%.
• Life insurance and three weeks of paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement and performance-based annual incentive pay.