Engineering Project Lead – Spaceflight Systems & Operations

Location: Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States; onsite. Limited travel as needed. Must be a U.S. citizen.

Company

hirify.global supports NASA spaceflight hardware development, systems integration, and flight operations.

What you will do

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering projects supporting NASA spaceflight hardware, technology development, and flight operations.
• Coordinate mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams to meet project objectives and milestones.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and technical deliverables.
• Provide systems engineering oversight covering requirements tracking, interface coordination, system integration, and verification and validation.
• Support the Ohalo spaceflight project through hardware activities, spare hardware development, testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and ISS operational support.
• Collaborate with NASA stakeholders and external partners, support flight safety reviews and operational procedures, and mitigate technical risks, schedule challenges, and resource constraints.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant engineering experience, including technical project leadership, systems engineering, or engineering project management.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams across mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines.
• Experience managing engineering project schedules, budgets, resources, and technical deliverables.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering principles, including requirements management, system integration, interface coordination, and verification and validation.
• Technical proficiency in hardware development, integration, testing, troubleshooting, or operational support.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and resolve technical challenges.
• Ability to work independently and communicate technical issues, project status, and risks to stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting NASA, aerospace, or complex engineering and technology development programs.
• Familiarity with spaceflight hardware, flight safety reviews, and mission readiness processes.
• Experience supporting ISS payloads, flight operations, or on-orbit activities.
• Experience developing Concepts of Operations, operational procedures, and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with configuration management, hardware maintenance, anomaly resolution, and spare hardware development.
• Experience coordinating engineering activities with external partners, subcontractors, or research institutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role supporting NASA spaceflight and research initiatives.
• Work is performed at Kennedy Space Center with limited travel as needed.
• BI Investigation clearance is required; certification is not required.