System AI&T Engineer - Test Software Architect (Aerospace)

Location: Tempe, Arizona, United States. U.S. citizenship is required, and the role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Clearance.

Salary: $120,500–$190,000 annually. For specific work locations in San Jose, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the New York City metropolitan area, the range is $149,500–$224,500 annually.

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates satellite systems that provide global connectivity for consumers, businesses, governments, and military customers.

What you will do

• Design and develop Payload Special Test Equipment and Electrical Ground Support Equipment for payload integration and verification.
• Translate payload and subsystem requirements into test architectures, procedures, and automation solutions.
• Design and integrate test hardware, harnessing, interface electronics, instrumentation, and commercial test equipment.
• Develop automated test procedures, software tools, and CI/CD pipelines using Python, LabVIEW, C#, or similar languages.
• Support unit, subsystem, and payload integration, functional, performance, environmental, qualification, and flight-integration testing.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, instrumentation, and integration issues and support root-cause investigations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Typically 4–8 years of experience developing, integrating, or supporting STE, EGSE, or automated test systems.
• Experience with electronic, communications, aerospace, defense, or satellite hardware, laboratory instrumentation, and automated test equipment.
• Understanding of hardware integration and verification methodologies, plus software scripting or automation development experience.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience with spacecraft, payload, communications, or RF systems and payload checkout systems.
• Familiarity with telemetry, command and control, data acquisition architectures, and RF test equipment.
• Experience with Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, C#, environmental testing, custom hardware integration, configuration management, or verification processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on satellite connectivity systems used in demanding environments.
• Collaborate with systems, payload, RF, digital, software, manufacturing, and design engineering teams.
• Medical, financial, and other benefits are available depending on the position offered.
• Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided.