Senior Network Integration Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Los Angeles, CA. The role involves access to ITAR-controlled information and requires either U.S. Person status or eligibility for a federally issued export-control license.

Base salary: $160,000–$200,000 per year, plus company equity.

Company

hirify.global develops high-power satellite platforms and ground infrastructure for commercial, science, and national-security missions from low Earth orbit to deep space.

What you will do

• Define and execute the long-term vision for end-to-end ground-systems integration, focusing on network protocols and connections.
• Drive integration between in-house ground systems and external vendor systems while supporting business development.
• Architect ground-network integrations with customer teams to support multiple classification levels and secure, reliable constellation operations.
• Build and support a team of ground-integration engineers connecting new and legacy ground systems.
• Ensure delivery of robust, scalable, and secure systems at startup speed.
• Work with Ground Software Applications and Flight Software teams to enable new mission capabilities across classified and unclassified domains.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, mathematics, or another STEM discipline, or 8+ years of professional software-engineering experience.
• 5+ years of network-systems integration experience at the department or organizational level.
• Experience deploying and integrating sophisticated hardware and software systems.
• Proven success building and scaling high-impact engineering teams.
• Strong track record delivering enterprise-scale solutions in fast-paced environments.
• Strong working knowledge of multiple cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Strong working knowledge of multiple API technologies, including REST, gRPC, and WSDL/SOAP.
• Strong proficiency in one or more strongly typed programming languages, such as C#.NET, Go, or Java.
• Deep experience with classified systems and their security requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, manufacturing, or mission-critical systems.
• Familiarity with cloud systems, CI/CD, and container orchestration using Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience fostering team culture, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Empathy for the challenges faced by business development and associated engineering teams, with the ability to help prioritize solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• High-growth Series D-funded environment with multiple launches planned for 2027 and plans to scale to 100 satellites per year.
• Paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance and paid parental leave.
• Company equity and additional employee perks.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and interview process.