Specialist, Systems Engineering (Aerospace)

Location: Ashburn, Virginia, US — onsite. Work schedule: 9/80, with every other Friday off; up to 10% travel may be required.

Salary: $92,500–$171,500 annually in the Virginia Greater D.C. area.

Company

hirify.global develops mission-critical defense technology connecting space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains, including unmanned aircraft systems.

What you will do

• Define, decompose, allocate, manage, verify, and validate hardware and software requirements for complex electronic systems.
• Lead system integration activities, develop integration and verification plans, coordinate testing, and support rapid learning cycles across requirements, design, build, integration, and validation.
• Address technical issues in production, identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and provide technical guidance and training to junior engineers.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, test teams, and vendors to resolve technical issues and deliver solutions.
• Create and maintain technical data packages, system specifications, design documents, maintenance and sparing plans, and verification procedures.
• Perform trade studies, analyze verification-test data, and develop simulations and analysis tools to characterize system performance in varied environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 2 years of related experience; or 8 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance with a current 5-year update.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required DoD security clearances; security-clearance access is limited to U.S. citizens.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and independent-working skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with aerospace systems and integrated hardware/software products, especially unmanned aircraft or guided weapon systems.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering, complex hardware/software system design and integration, interface definition, and solution trade studies.
• Experience with MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, C, C++, or C#.
• Experience with radar, other sensor modalities, RF systems, or requirements management using DOORS.
• Experience with proposal development, basis-of-estimate generation, and use cases derived from customer objectives and concepts of operations.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and hands-on system integration, engineering testing, and system performance characterization.
• Strong collaboration skills in multidisciplinary, diverse, and dynamic teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-focused, inclusive, and technically demanding onsite environment with emphasis on professional growth, community, and excellence.
• Health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.
• Employment is subject to applicable background checks, pre-employment substance-abuse testing where permitted, and security-investigation requirements.