Systems Engineer (Mission and Requirements) (Space Systems)

Location: Chantilly, Virginia, United States; no remote or telework allowed

Salary: $94,910.76–$165,031.40 projected annual compensation range

Company

hirify.global provides mission and systems engineering support for advanced space-based sensing and national security capabilities, including work with the US Space Force.

What you will do

• Support mission and systems engineering across the lifecycle from mission concept and requirements development through development, integration, test, deployment, and operations.
• Engage government customers, mission users, and technical stakeholders to understand operational needs, objectives, priorities, constraints, and challenges.
• Develop mission concepts, CONOPS, requirements assessments, requirements, user-engagement materials, briefings, and related engineering products.
• Analyze technical and requirements documentation to identify overlap, gaps, inconsistencies, dependencies, and clarification needs.
• Translate operational needs into systems engineering activities and support requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability.
• Support architecture assessments, technical reviews, integration planning, and identification of risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.

Requirements

• Technical degree or relevant experience, including internships or early-career professional experience.
• Experience level: BS with 5–7 years, MS with 3–5 years, or PhD with 0–2 years of experience.
• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-directed, motivated, and willing to take initiative as requirements and priorities evolve.
• Ability to work 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.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time position supporting US Space Force and national-security missions.
• Benefits may include health insurance, life insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, disability coverage, retirement and savings programs, learning and development, wellness programs, and optional benefits.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor.