Junior SBST Systems / Mission Engineer

Location: Chantilly, Virginia, United States. Onsite; no remote/telework allowed. Top Secret / SCI with polygraph clearance required.

Salary: $75,347.21–$112,458.53 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a federal government contractor supporting national security and Joint US Forces missions.

What you will do

• Support systems engineering and mission engineering activities under the direction of technical leads.
• Contribute to requirements development, decomposition, traceability, system architecture, and integration activities.
• Support analysis, modeling and simulation, mission planning, and system performance assessments.
• Work across space, ground, communications, sensing, and mission-processing elements of complex systems.
• Communicate technical findings, identify issues, and propose solutions while working with technical leads, government customers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Learn mission systems, technologies, and tools quickly while taking on increasing responsibility.

Requirements

• Must possess and be able to maintain a Top Secret / SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Technical degree or relevant experience, including internships or early-career professional experience.
• Education and experience equivalent to a BS with 2–4 years, an MS with 0–2 years, or a high school diploma with 8–10 years.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and adapt to evolving requirements and priorities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical leads, teammates, customers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Experience or interest in systems engineering and mission engineering.
• Knowledge of space systems, sensors, RF/radar, and satellite communications.
• Familiarity with ground systems and mission processing.
• Experience or interest in modeling and simulation, data analysis, and integration and test.
• Familiarity with MATLAB, STK, MBSE tools, DOORS, Jira, or similar engineering tools.
• Curiosity, willingness to learn, comfort with ambiguity, and interest in turning engineering into mission results.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-critical work supporting national security and Joint US Forces.
• Collaboration with experienced systems and mission engineers, technical leads, and government customers.
• Health insurance, life insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, short- and long-term disability, retirement and savings programs, learning and development opportunities, wellness programs, and optional benefit elections, depending on position.