Project Engineer I (Air Defense)

Location: Lone Tree, Colorado, United States; in-office, with the ability to work primarily in an office or hybrid environment. Occasional travel to customer or field locations may be required.

Estimated starting salary: $150,661.49–$207,159.55 per year, plus performance-based annual incentive pay.

Company

hirify.global develops aerospace, ISR, aviation, security, and national-security technologies, including C4ISR systems and related design, integration, testing, certification, training, and logistics support.

What you will do

• Assist with project plans, schedules, budgets, and milestone execution for engineering product-development projects.
• Provide technical support and coordinate with project teams, external customers, and field-based employees.
• Prepare status reports, identify project risks, and support mitigation planning.
• Maintain design specifications, test plans, meeting minutes, and other project documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program-management teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field; a higher-level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• 8+ years of experience in engineering roles.
• Knowledge of engineering principles and practice.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary design and development team.
• Basic understanding of requirements management, system design, and integration.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain clearance.
• Ability to work primarily in an office or hybrid environment, travel occasionally to customer or field locations, lift up to 10 pounds occasionally, work for prolonged periods at a computer, and operate in potentially hazardous project-site environments.

Nice to have

• 2–4 years of relevant leadership and/or project-management experience.
• Familiarity with MS Project, JIRA, project estimates, technical proposals, and program cost and schedule management.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design and development teams and communicating with program management and customers.
• Experience with baseline definition and maturation, integrated trade studies, and analysis of alternatives in complex development settings.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, parts lists, specifications, instructions, and test procedures.
• INCOSE experience or certification and a background in the aerospace and defense industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, mission-focused environment centered on aerospace, national security, innovation, and execution.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; and a 401(k) with a 150% match up to 6%.
• Three weeks of paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Equal-opportunity employment environment with decisions based on merit.

Hiring process

• The posting will remain open for at least five days and may be extended based on business needs.
• Employment is subject to the U.S. security-clearance eligibility and adjudication process.