Hardware Physics Engineer PMTS (Quantum/Optical Sensors)

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Base salary: $95,000–$245,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is an independent nonprofit research and development company delivering engineering solutions for national challenges across defense, space, and biomedical applications.

What you will do

• Design, develop, modify, test, and prototype advanced hardware and multiphysics systems.
• Develop quantum, optical, and photonic sensors and instruments for aerospace systems.
• Perform analytical modeling and finite element analysis of complex electromechanical systems.
• Define requirements, plan hardware projects, develop proposals, and lead technical efforts with program managers and customers.
• Identify system-level technical risks, develop mitigation strategies, and implement corrective solutions.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations while mentoring less experienced engineers.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in physics, applied physics, electrical engineering, optics, or a similar field; PhD preferred.
• 5–10 years of related experience with a master’s degree, or 0–5 years with a PhD.
• Strong computational analysis experience with tools such as COMSOL, ANSYS, MATLAB/Simulink, SolidWorks, TCAD, MCNP, CEPXS, or Geant.
• Proficiency in a programming language and ability to write software routines for laboratory experiments, data collection, storage, and basic data reduction.
• Strong technical writing, presentation, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Applicants selected for this position must obtain and maintain a government security clearance; Secret clearance is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience with inertial guidance, spacecraft development, nuclear power or propulsion, radiochemistry, radiation-hardened aerospace systems, hypersonic vehicles, or high-power optics and lasers.
• Interest in novel nuclear systems, precision sensors, and unexplored technical areas.
• Willingness to travel occasionally, less than once per quarter, for testing or sponsor visits.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative multidisciplinary environment involving engineers and scientists.
• Workplace flexibility programs supporting work-life balance.
• Employee clubs, health and finance workshops, off-site social events, and discounts at local museums and cultural activities.
• Inclusive workplace with reasonable accommodation and equal employment opportunity.