Test Engineer III - Software (Aerospace)

Location: Lone Tree, Colorado; work is performed in an office, lab, hangar, or offsite environment, with occasional travel.

Estimated starting salary: $108,496.89–$149,183.22 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops aerospace, aviation, and national security systems, including integrated ISR and C4ISR solutions.

What you will do

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive test plans and procedures.
• Oversee system-level, subsystem, and component-level functional, performance, and environmental testing.
• Analyze test data, identify root causes, troubleshoot anomalies, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to define test requirements and verification strategies.
• Ensure test processes and equipment meet applicable industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare test reports, technical content, meetings, and internal or external briefings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field, plus 6 or more years of test engineering experience; a higher relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Advanced understanding of test and evaluation principles, engineering practices, requirements management, system design, and systems integration.
• Experience planning, conducting, and documenting Verification and Validation activities in multidisciplinary design and development teams.
• Ability to read schematics, use service manuals, follow test procedures, and apply logical troubleshooting techniques.
• Experience developing test automation frameworks and understanding CI/CD pipelines.
• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance are required.

Nice to have

• Experience with manual and automated testing equipment, standards, and methodologies.
• Experience with certification testing for FAA, NASA, DoD, or similar organizations.
• Experience testing to MIL-STD-810, DO-160, or comparable industry standards.
• Experience with product and quality assurance, non-conformances, safety risk management, and risk mitigation.
• Python, C#, or TypeScript experience, including CI/CD pipeline implementation and reverse-traceability documentation automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• 401(k) plan with a 150% company match on contributions up to 6%.
• Life insurance and three weeks of paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Work across office, laboratory, hangar, and offsite environments on aerospace and national security systems.