Senior Space Mission Operations Engineer (Spacecraft Operations)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States

Salary: $140,333–$179,314 per year, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses, with vehicles and equipment built, integrated, and tested in-house.

What you will do

• Develop, coordinate, execute, and lead Varda’s on-orbit missions.
• Own the full operations development cycle for mission-unique payloads, from mission profiles through execution.
• Collaborate across engineering and company teams to improve mission operations and ensure mission success.
• Automate operational work by building webtools.
• Scale operational capabilities to support increasing flight cadence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably aerospace, electrical engineering, or computer science.
• 5+ years of experience in a real-time operations role involving complex, high-consequence operations.
• 3+ years of experience developing software tools in Python, JavaScript, and/or HTML.
• Familiarity with spacecraft avionics, GNC, software, and thermal design practices.
• U.S. person status and lawful authorization to work in the United States are required due to ITAR-controlled technology access.

Nice to have

• 5+ years of experience with spacecraft systems.
• Previous spacecraft operator experience in a leadership role.
• Previous in-orbit spacecraft operations experience.
• Experience with Git and Atlassian products.
• Familiarity with ground station networks.

Culture & Benefits

• Startup environment with ownership of on-orbit operations and the opportunity to shape a new space-operations framework.
• Cross-functional work with teams spanning spacecraft engineering and mission operations.
• Eligibility for incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
• Equal opportunity employment and an inclusive environment with evaluation based on merit, qualifications, and performance.