Staff Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Hybrid, with onsite work at the Hollister office 3 days per week and flexibility for the remaining days. The role requires 10% travel.

Salary: $167,000–$208,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops safe, all-electric, autonomous aircraft and urban air mobility solutions.

What you will do

• Design and develop safety-critical and non-safety-critical hardware and software for the Flight Test Ground Control Station and Airborne Communications Systems.
• Define system functions, architectures, requirements, interfaces, and integration strategies for the Wisk Gen 6 flight test campaign.
• Develop, maintain, and release systems engineering artifacts, including operating manuals, ICDs, test procedures, and test results.
• Define and execute technical solutions and cross-project integrations with flight test, software development, and external partners.
• Lead architecture trade studies balancing stakeholder needs with performance, size, weight, power, and safety requirements.
• Help define safety-critical system architectures supporting compliance with FAA and EASA regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering, or an equivalent qualification, with 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in aircraft, avionics, autonomous vehicles, or remotely piloted aircraft.
• Experience with requirements verification, hardware and software testing, debugging, schematics, and system requirements through customer release.
• Strong understanding of aviation documentation standards, including manuals, CONOPS, ICDs, and test documentation.
• Familiarity with GitLab, Polarion, Teamcenter, agile development, and FAA-certified systems.
• Familiarity with ARP4754A, DO-160, DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4761, Part 23/25, AC XX.1309, or similar standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work within the Software and Simulation Systems organization and Digital Products team.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Flexible vacation time off, 11 company holidays, and 9 off Fridays for full-time employees.
• 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately.
• Commuter assistance and education assistance.
• Additional benefits include catered lunches, flight lessons, wellness allowances, patent bonuses, and charitable giving matching.