Systems Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; office-based role

Base salary: $100,800–$126,000 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $110,875–$143,625 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for civil, commercial, defense, and exploration missions.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain technical budgets for vehicle performance.
• Define system requirements, verification techniques, simulations, and analyses across vehicle functions.
• Develop test methods and analyze test data for spacecraft systems.
• Lead and own the technical development of spacecraft missions and work hands-on with flight hardware.
• Support program and product management activities.
• Develop interface specifications, CONOPS, and other systems engineering design documents.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in software, computer, electrical, aerospace, mechanical, or another technical engineering discipline.
• At least 2 years of engineering experience in the aerospace industry.
• Experience supporting satellite or spacecraft development programs.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• Ability to work with flight hardware and support technical development of space systems.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in an engineering discipline.
• Knowledge of spacecraft subsystems including ADCS, EPS, space-ground communications, C&DH, and thermal control.
• Understanding of the space environment, orbital mechanics, and rigid body dynamics.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, STK, JAMA, or DOORS.
• Experience with satellite operations and environmental or hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on spacecraft, payloads, and components for ambitious space missions.
• Company stock, an employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, disability, and life insurance coverage.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, and parental leave.
• Additional perks include EV charging, fitness facilities where available, gym discounts, snacks, and employee discounts.
• The role may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.