Senior Flight Software Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Denver, CO, United States; other locations include Huntsville, AL and Reston, VA. Relocation is provided, and travel is expected up to 15% of the time.

Base pay for Colorado applicants: $181,626.00–$254,275.35 per year. Other site ranges may differ.

Company

hirify.global develops reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems, including launch and spacecraft systems for national security missions.

What you will do

• Serve as technical lead for major embedded avionics software subsystems, providing technical direction, prioritization, and mentorship.
• Architect, design, develop, and deliver high-reliability, multi-threaded, real-time C and C++ software for spacecraft avionics.
• Derive software requirements and plan verification with traceability from system requirements through verification.
• Support the full spacecraft lifecycle from proposals and system definition through production, integration, verification, on-orbit checkout, mission operations, and anomaly resolution.
• Lead design reviews, code reviews, integration, and multi-component avionics testing while ensuring technical quality and mission assurance.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, lead root-cause analysis, and communicate technical status and risks to program and executive leadership.

Requirements

• B.S. degree or equivalent experience in computer, aerospace, or electrical engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of embedded software development and testing experience, including multi-threaded programming and real-time systems, particularly in C/C++.
• Experience with multi-component, complex avionics for spacecraft, aircraft, or similar systems.
• Experience across spacecraft development and operations phases, including proposals, system definition, design, production, integration, verification, on-orbit checkout, mission operations, and anomaly resolution, or similar experience.
• Proven experience in requirements derivation, implementation, and verification.
• Effective communication with program and executive leadership.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps processes and culture.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive professional relationships, and strengthen an inclusive culture.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice to have

• Experience with multiple concurrent product baselines or product line engineering.
• Experience with autonomy, sequencers, state machines, or fault management using NPR 7150.2, DO-178, or other safety- or mission-critical software standards.
• Understanding of spacecraft operations, subsystem functions, interfaces, and common interactions.
• Experience with embedded Linux or equivalent real-time operating systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety, collaboration, inclusion, trust, equality, and teamwork are emphasized.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and an Education Support Program.
• 401(k) with company match of up to 5% and stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
• Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Hiring process

• Interviews include a technical assessment.
• A standard background check is required; additional checks may apply for certain job profiles or military-installation access.