Lead Systems Engineer - Space (Aerospace)

Location: Remote within the United States, excluding North Dakota, Vermont, and Rhode Island

Salary: $180,500–$285,000 annually; $224,500–$336,500 annually for specific locations in San Jose, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the New York City metropolitan area.

Company

hirify.global develops communications solutions for consumers, businesses, governments, and militaries worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead spacecraft architecture development, mission design, system trade studies, and payload-to-bus integration.
• Define, decompose, allocate, and maintain mission, vehicle, subsystem, and interface requirements.
• Develop spacecraft architecture models using MBSE methodologies and SysML-based tools.
• Manage system-level technical budgets covering mass, power, thermal, pointing, RF performance, data throughput, reliability, availability, and delta-v.
• Coordinate integration across spacecraft subsystems, payloads, flight software, ground systems, cybersecurity, suppliers, customers, and mission operations.
• Lead verification and validation, environmental testing, launch and commissioning activities, mission reviews, anomaly resolution, and technical investigations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience developing spacecraft, satellites, or other complex aerospace systems.
• Experience leading spacecraft architecture, requirements development, integration, verification, interface definition, and systems engineering activities.
• Experience with MBSE tools, SysML, digital engineering methodologies, and engineering analysis tools such as Python, MATLAB, or STK.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting complex technical material to technical and executive audiences.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain or maintain a U.S. Government security clearance are required.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with LEO, GEO, MEO, proliferated architectures, or distributed satellite constellations.
• Experience with mission architectures, CONOPS, mission planning systems, autonomous spacecraft operations, or sustained mission operations.
• Expertise with Cameo, SysML, Jama, DOORS, or other systems engineering toolsets.
• Background in RF communications, ground systems, network architectures, space communications, or government customer engagements.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on critical spacecraft and government mission capabilities.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering, mission operations, supplier, and customer organizations.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices and technical excellence.
• Additional cash or stock incentives may be available.
• Medical, financial, and other benefits are provided depending on the position.