Senior Staff Engineer, Avionics Systems (R6238)

Location: On-site in Seattle, Washington; San Diego, California; Washington, D.C.; or Dallas, Texas, United States

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous aircraft systems for national defense.

What you will do

• Design and refine avionics architectures for next-generation unmanned aircraft systems, including flight and mission computers, navigation, communications, sensor payloads, data networks, autonomy, and propulsion interfaces.
• Define system behavior, operational modes, transitions, redundancy management, fault detection, isolation, and recovery, supporting FHA, FMEA, and FTA safety analyses.
• Establish top-level and subsystem requirements, maintain interface control documents, and ensure traceability across the development lifecycle.
• Develop navigation and communications architectures for GPS-denied operations and reliable command, control, and mission data in contested environments.
• Lead integration of avionics hardware, software, data buses, thermal systems, EMI/EMC, and environmental requirements, and support flight testing and performance validation.
• Coordinate with autonomy, software, hardware, manufacturing, flight operations, DoD stakeholders, industry partners, and avionics suppliers.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree.
• Deep expertise in avionics architecture and integration, including flight computers, navigation systems, datalinks, and avionics data buses.
• Experience defining system behavior, operational modes, redundancy, and fault management for complex systems.
• Proficiency with MBSE, DOORS, SysML, Cameo, or similar modeling tools.
• Experience with Group 4 or Group 5 UAS, military aircraft, or autonomous airborne platforms, including a developmental program from clean sheet to first flight.
• Ability to obtain a S//SAR-level security clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience with alternative navigation, assured PNT, GPS-denied navigation, airborne sensor integration, MOSA, GRA, SOSA, or FACE.
• Experience developing or integrating AI-driven autonomy for unmanned aircraft.
• Experience with defense primes, DoD stakeholders, or government R&D programs.
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employee position with on-site work.
• Cross-functional collaboration in an agile environment with shifting priorities.
• Work on mission-ready autonomous aircraft systems for national defense.