Senior Spacecraft Operations Engineer I

Location: Littleton, Colorado; based on site at the Long Beach, California headquarters. U.S. citizenship is required, and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance is required.

Base salary: $100,000–$137,500 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, payloads, flight software, and other critical space systems for commercial and government missions.

What you will do

• Manage the health, safety, and performance of satellite fleets across commissioning, orbit raising, routine operations, and re-entry.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain automated ground software, operational scripts, flight software sequences, FDIR, and telemetry configurations.
• Maintain continuous integration and testing for operational code and develop test methods and data analysis.
• Validate spacecraft and subsystem requirements using flatsat, hardware-in-the-loop, and other spacecraft simulation tools.
• Support integrated spacecraft testing, including TVAC, propulsion stack, and DITL activities.
• Develop interface specifications, CONOPS, design documents, and mission requirements while coordinating with engineering teams in Auckland, Littleton, and Long Beach.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in software, computer, electrical, aerospace, mechanical, or another technical engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of direct experience in space mission design, satellite subsystems, ground systems, spacecraft command and control, or spacecraft operations.
• Understanding of spacecraft subsystems, including attitude determination and control, electrical power, space-ground communications, command and data handling, and thermal control.
• Understanding of the space environment, orbital mechanics, and rigid body dynamics.
• Software development experience in Python, Ruby, C, C++, or another high-level language.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance are required.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in engineering.
• Experience in spacecraft operations, satellite system design, or satellite ground systems.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, software-in-the-loop testing, or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• TS/SCI clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan options, paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Eligibility for company stock or cash incentives and access to an employee stock purchase program.
• On-call or shift-based operations may be required.
• The role may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.