Senior Project Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Westminster, CO, US; onsite

Salary: USD 133,000–160,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms, including active phased array antennas for terrestrial and airborne applications.

What you will do

• Develop engineering project plans, schedules, resource requirements, and technical execution activities for complex engineering programs.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables, milestones, technical action items, design, development, integration, testing, qualification, and product release activities.
• Evaluate requirements, technical documentation, schedules, metrics, and engineering progress to identify risks, discrepancies, and solutions.
• Recommend engineering changes, corrective actions, risk mitigation strategies, process improvements, and improvements to project tracking and documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, program management, and operations teams across multiple programs.
• Provide project engineering guidance during design reviews, investigations, technical meetings, and product development activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field with 5–8 years of related experience; or a Master’s degree with 3–6 years; or a PhD with 0–3 years in project engineering, systems engineering, product development, program execution, or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of engineering principles, product development processes, project engineering practices, and technical project coordination.
• In-depth understanding of project planning, scheduling, engineering change processes, product lifecycle management, and technical execution requirements.
• Ability to evaluate engineering requirements, technical specifications, project schedules, and development activities and recommend solutions.
• Understanding of engineering documentation, manufacturing processes, project controls, risk management, and product development methodologies.
• Experience coordinating complex engineering activities, supporting systems integration, evaluating technical risks, and collaborating across engineering disciplines.
• Sound judgment when balancing technical requirements, assessing project risks, and recommending solutions within engineering and customer objectives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Experience with project management and scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent, and with engineering documentation, PLM, ERP, and collaboration tools such as Windchill or SAP.
• Must qualify under U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations as a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, refugee, protected individual, or someone eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with company stock options.
• Benefits include health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and retirement plans.
• Dynamic, cross-functional, hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work environment.
• Equal Opportunity employment practices apply.