Project Engineer, Subsystem Test (Aerospace)

Location: Denver, Colorado; hybrid work environment with some work required on site. Travel to test sites is estimated at 25%.

Base salary: $110,000–$150,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global builds autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for U.S. and allied space security.

What you will do

• Integrate and execute critical technology development test campaigns across multiple subsystems.
• Drive schedule, technical scope, cost, risk mitigation, and execution of major program milestones.
• Align engineering milestones, hardware availability, ground infrastructure, range availability, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate Engineering, Production & Integration, Supply Chain, Program Management, leadership, customers, and external stakeholders.
• Manage test facility coordination, logistics, readiness reviews, and execution cadence.
• Lead post-test data reviews, anomaly identification and triage, and delivery of finalized data products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 4+ years of professional engineering industry experience, including cross-functional integration in high-tempo, high-consequence environments such as ground or flight test campaigns.
• Experience with safety-critical systems and rigorous safety and mission assurance standards.
• Strong understanding of facility coordination, test operations, test planning, readiness reviews, and execution discipline.
• Ability to translate engineering requirements into executable test procedures and plans.
• Strong communication skills for coordination across engineering, operations, customers, and industry partners.
• Experience managing projects or programs, including prioritization, dependencies, critical paths, schedules, risks, and closure across concurrent efforts.
• Ability to make sound decisions under pressure in dynamic test environments and deliver through teams without direct management authority.
• Comfort working in a matrixed structure and applying program or portfolio methodology while managing embedded-team priorities.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance are required. Candidates must be eligible under applicable ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Active TS or TS//SCI security clearance.
• Experience in defense, missile systems, launch vehicles, or high-performance flight systems.
• Experience planning and executing integrated ground or flight system tests.
• Complex schedule management across parallel efforts.
• Configuration management and test article control experience.
• Experience as a test conductor or in a similar live test operations role.
• Test range operations and coordination experience.
• Experience with telemetry, instrumentation, and data acquisition for flight or ground tests.
• Background in GNC, propulsion, or integrated vehicle systems.
• Experience supporting Test Readiness Reviews, Flight Readiness Reviews, or equivalent.
• Leadership trajectory toward senior test or program leadership roles.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence for program tracking and documentation.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with required onsite work in Denver and approximately 25% travel to test sites.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA/HRA options.
• Flexible Time Off for exempt employees, up to 25 accrued PTO days for non-exempt employees, 12 paid holidays, parental leave, and sick leave.
• 401(k), fitness reimbursement, catered lunch and snacks for in-office employees, and equity participation.
• Collaborative culture emphasizing creativity, ambitious problem-solving, and cross-functional teamwork.

Hiring process

• Submit an application following the stated application directions; the position remains open until filled.
• Identity verification tools may be used to protect against application fraud and impersonation.