Senior Autonomy Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Boulder County, United States; onsite

Salary: $150,000–$200,000 per year, plus potential stock options and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops in-space transportation vehicles for orbital transport, constellation deployment, precision reentry, and missions beyond Low Earth Orbit.

What you will do

• Define spacecraft autonomy architecture, including modes, states, authority, and decision boundaries.
• Own system-level fault management, safing, and recovery logic.
• Coordinate autonomous behavior across flight software, GNC, avionics, and ground systems.
• Define and maintain autonomy interfaces and assumptions.
• Drive verification through software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and mission simulations.
• Configure vehicle automations and support integration, test campaigns, and mission operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience defining requirements and system-level behavior.
• Hands-on experience with verification, simulation, or testing.
• Experience with spacecraft autonomy or fault management.
• Strong systems thinking and the ability to reason about failures, edge cases, and operational risk.
• Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain a U.S. export license under ITAR/EAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with flight software, GNC, or mission operations.
• Experience with state machines, autonomy frameworks, or onboard decision-making.
• Experience with proximity operations, rendezvous, landing, or deep-space missions.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage for eligible full-time hires.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Potential long-term incentives in the form of stock options.
• Work on in-space transportation vehicles serving orbital and deep-space missions.

Hiring process

• Application and resume review.
• Introductory phone interview followed by technical phone interviews.
• Onsite interview and offer stage.