Senior Engineer, Production Test (Aerospace)

Location: Seattle, Washington, US; onsite

Salary: USD 140,000–210,000 per year, plus bonus, benefits, and equity for full-time regular employees.

Company

hirify.global is a venture-backed defense-tech company developing intelligent systems including Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and simulation and synthetic reality technologies.

What you will do

• Manage test-requirement traceability through system development, integration, and execution.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute aircraft and laboratory tests, including readiness reviews, test conduct, data collection, and reporting.
• Develop test plans, procedures, event sequencing, and execution plans throughout aircraft build and integration.
• Oversee ground and flight testing in accordance with approved procedures, safety requirements, engineering requirements, and program objectives.
• Investigate test anomalies, discrepancies, and aircraft or system performance issues with Test Engineering, Quality Engineering, and cross-functional teams.
• Drive improvements in test efficiency, repeatability, execution quality, and operational effectiveness; support extended hours, shifts, and weekends as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field and 5+ years of relevant aerospace, aircraft test, or flight test experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience planning, executing, and reporting tests for UAV, UAS, or manned aircraft systems.
• Experience developing aircraft test plans, procedures, and documentation for new or modified aircraft systems.
• Hands-on experience supporting aircraft integration, testing, and validation in a production or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex aircraft, avionics, and system-integration issues during testing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, cross-functional collaboration ability, attention to detail, and a proactive safety-focused approach.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance and required program access.
• Willingness to work non-standard hours, including evenings and weekends, and travel domestically for flight tests and customer-site activities.

Nice to have

• Active DoD Secret clearance and eligibility for special access programs.
• Experience supporting Group 5 UAS/UAV launch, recovery, and flight operations.
• Hands-on aircraft avionics integration, troubleshooting, and testing experience.
• Aircraft maintenance experience on military, commercial, or unmanned aircraft platforms.
• Laboratory testing, verification, and validation experience for aircraft systems, subsystems, or components.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work supporting the X-BAT program in a fast-paced aerospace environment.
• Full-time regular employees receive pay within the listed range, bonus, benefits, and equity.
• Temporary employees receive the listed pay and a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days.
• Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check; compensation depends on skills, experience, licenses, certifications, and work location.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.