Senior Staff Engineer, LRV Systems (R6242)

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

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous aircraft and integrated defense systems.

What you will do

• Design and refine the Launch & Recovery Vehicle architecture, integrating avionics, hydraulics, electrical power distribution, navigation, and mechanical, electrical, and data interfaces.
• Define system modes, states, transitions, fault responses, and safety behavior for transport, emplacement, launch, recovery, and stow operations.
• Establish top-level and subsystem requirements, maintain traceability, and conduct trade studies and technical risk assessments.
• Develop transportation and deployment CONOPs covering road, air, and ship transportability, relocation, crew workload, logistics, and sustainment.
• Support LRV integration, ground testing, verification, flight testing, and operational deployment with the aircraft.
• Coordinate with propulsion, hardware, software, flight operations, manufacturing, DoD stakeholders, end users, and industry partners.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience defining system architecture, behavior logic, and operational modes for complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience integrating avionics, hydraulic systems, electrical power distribution, and navigation on vehicles, launch and recovery systems, or ground support equipment.
• Proficiency with MBSE tools such as SysML, Cameo, DOORS, or similar.
• Experience with CONOPs, system integration, testing, performance validation, and clean-sheet development through first operation.
• Ability to obtain a S//SAR-level security clearance; the role is performed on-site in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with Group 4 or Group 5 UAS launch and recovery systems, catapult or rail launchers, or military tactical vehicles.
• Experience with expeditionary or distributed operations and logistics sustainment.
• Familiarity with modular open system architectures and Government Reference Architectures.
• Experience with defense primes, DoD stakeholders, or government R&D programs.
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaboration across engineering, operations, manufacturing, government, and industry stakeholders.
• Work in a fast-paced, agile environment with shifting priorities.
• Focus on mission-ready autonomous aircraft systems and field operations.