Senior Systems Engineer I - Mission Architecture (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's global headquarters

Base salary: $124,000–$171,000 USD annually. Total compensation, including equity: $175,000–$206,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end aerospace company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical space systems for commercial, civil, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Lead satellite engineering formulation for business development and new opportunity capture.
• Develop and maintain vehicle-performance budgets, system requirements, verification techniques, simulations, and analyses.
• Lead the technical development of spacecraft missions, including test methods and data analysis.
• Create interface specifications, CONOPS definitions, and other mission design documents.
• Work with customers, business development, and internal leadership to shape requirements and write core proposal architectures.
• Support program and product management activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in software, computer, electrical, aerospace, mechanical, or another engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of aerospace industry experience and experience supporting satellite or spacecraft development programs.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
• U.S. office roles are subject to ITAR eligibility and applicable U.S. export-control requirements.

Nice to have

• Active TS/SCI clearance and an advanced engineering degree.
• Knowledge of spacecraft subsystems, space environment, orbital mechanics, and rigid body dynamics.
• Experience with proposals, technical-volume authorship, satellite operations, CAD, JAMA or DOORS.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, and STK.
• Strong professional communication skills and the ability to work with competing priorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on spacecraft, launch, and national security missions with an integrated space systems organization.
• 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 benefits.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, and parental leave.
• Additional benefits include EV charging, fitness and gym discounts, snacks, beverages, and employee discounts.
• The role may involve extended sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.