Systems Operations Engineer (Satellite Operations)

Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States; hybrid work with a minimum of three days per week in the office

Salary: $130,000–$171,000 USD base salary per year, plus commissions and annual equity awards

Company

hirify.global is a space-to-cloud analytics company operating a multi-purpose satellite constellation, global ground station network, and 24/7 data infrastructure for maritime, aviation, and weather tracking.

What you will do

• Own the technical quality of on-orbit mission operations and ensure service-level agreements are defined, monitored, and maintained.
• Assess constellation and satellite underperformance, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate technically justified resolution strategies.
• Define asset-profile structures, performance requirements, operational tooling, monitoring needs, and operational-level non-functional requirements.
• Provide technical leadership across Systems Engineering, Mission Design, SRE, Platform, Program Management, and Customer Service during the mission service period.
• Lead operational changes such as mode transitions, re-tasking, duty-cycle adjustments, resource reallocations, and fleet-wide CONOPS updates.
• Support mission readiness reviews, configuration control, operational standards, and FDIR coverage for major failure modes.

Requirements

• Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in system performance monitoring, root cause analysis, and anomaly resolution.
• Understanding of on-orbit space-system behavior, including thermal dynamics, power management, RF communications, and tasking impacts.
• Ability to translate system-level engineering context into operational guidance, tooling requirements, SLOs, latency, freshness, availability, and verification methods.
• Familiarity with SLA-driven architectures, observability, mission assurance, and software operations tools.
• Strong Python and SQL skills, plus experience with GitHub-based workflows and clear cross-functional communication.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting operations of multi-satellite constellations.
• Knowledge of asset profiling, system models, fault profiles, mode transitions, and performance boundaries.
• Experience with ground-segment tooling, SRE practices, or telemetry and telecommand systems.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams across multiple time zones.
• Background in satellite mission design and development-to-operations transition.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with regular office attendance.
• Vacation, sick, and personal time off.
• Optional medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.
• 401(k), health and wellness reimbursement, employee stock purchase plan, and annual equity awards.
• Education assistance, family leave, fitness reimbursement, employee assistance, launch attendance, and satellite naming program.