System Architect (Aerospace)

TL;DR

System Architect (Aerospace): Leading end-to-end mission development for in-orbit servicing and space debris removal with an accent on spacecraft system design, ground segment integration, and launch interfaces. Focus on defining mission architectures, managing technical baselines and risks, and coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex space programs.

Location: Hybrid from London (UK) or Luxembourg offices

Company

hirify.global is a space company founded in 2018, specializing in in-orbit servicing and space debris removal, operating across UK and Europe with partnerships including UKSA and ESA.

What you will do

• Lead technical teams in delivering mission development across space, ground, launch segments, and in-orbit operations.
• Manage technical schedule, baseline, risks, and costs to ensure on-time program delivery.
• Define and analyze mission architectures, requirements, and engineering support at system level.
• Coordinate domain experts, subcontractors, and interfaces between subsystems, spacecraft-launch vehicle, and ground segment.
• Develop verification philosophy, support anomaly reviews, design reviews, in-orbit operations, and proposal writing.
• Interact with customers, partners, and support strategic direction and contract negotiations.

Requirements

• 10+ years in spacecraft industry, 5+ in technical leadership
• Experience in system requirements decomposition, trade studies, sizing/error budgets for spacecraft.
• Knowledge of spacecraft operations, ground systems, and full space program lifecycle.
• Expertise in 3+ areas: spacecraft design/analyses, ground segment, avionics/electronics, power, AOCS, propulsion, thermal/mechanical, FDIR, AIT, LEOP/IOT, manufacturing, launcher interfaces.
• Proven track record delivering complex space programs; comfortable with multidisciplinary teams and institutional/commercial customers like UKSA, ESA.
• Experience with LEO/MEO/GEO spacecraft system definition and design.

Nice to have

• MSc in Aerospace, Engineering, Mechatronics, Physics or similar.
• Team player, agile, flexible for geographically-distributed teams, great communicator.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a pioneering space company driving sustainable space operations.
• Collaborative environment across UK and Europe with expert engineering team.
• Opportunity to lead key missions and shape strategic direction.