Junior Systems Engineer (Space Systems)

Location: Chantilly, Virginia, United States; onsite only with no remote/telework allowed

Salary: $75,347.21–$131,014.18 projected annual compensation range

Company

hirify.global provides engineering and mission support for US Space Force and national security programs.

What you will do

• Support systems engineering and mission engineering activities under technical-lead direction.
• Contribute to requirements development, decomposition, traceability, system architecture, and integration.
• Support analysis, modeling and simulation, mission planning, and system performance assessments.
• Work across space, ground, communications, sensing, and mission-processing elements.
• Communicate technical findings, identify issues, and propose solutions while progressively taking on greater responsibility.

Requirements

• Technical degree or relevant experience, including internships or early-career professional experience.
• Education and experience: BS with 2–4 years, MS with 0–2 years, or HS with 8–10 years.
• 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 a funded US Space Force SBST program.
• 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 benefit elections.
• Equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor.