Senior Design Transfer Systems Engineer

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; primarily on-site with some flexibility for a hybrid work arrangement. Travel to off-site locations is required at less than 25%, typically less than one week at a time.

Base salary: $82,300.00–$220,000.00 per year.

Company

hirify.global is an independent, nonprofit research and development company delivering solutions for national challenges across military defense, space exploration, and biomedical engineering.

What you will do

• Lead and implement product design transfers from development and validation through manufacturing and post-launch phases.
• Manage priorities, scope, schedules, costs, and task performance against established baselines.
• Derive system-level integration and test requirements from mission requirements and develop test plans, approaches, and detailed procedures.
• Identify system-level technical risks, develop mitigation strategies, and help customers resolve integration and test issues.
• Develop, document, and teach engineering best practices while working with program managers, customers, government representatives, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Define needs and requirements, write proposals, communicate technical results, and lead technical teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of experience in Systems Engineering or a relevant role.
• Experience planning, implementing, and closing product design transfers into production environments.
• Experience with Technical and Manufacturing Readiness Level processes, risk management, Manufacturing Readiness Assessments, or related processes.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including technical report writing, test plans, test results, and presentations.
• Ability to work with program managers, customers, and government representatives to define needs and requirements, write proposals, and lead technical teams.
• Ability to collaborate openly with multidisciplinary program teams, program leadership, and non-technical personnel.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Applicants selected for the position must obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of DFx, including Design for Assembly, Test, Manufacturing, Reliability, Quality, Cost, Sustainability, Supply Chain, and Maintenance.
• Working knowledge of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, including DFMEA, FMEA, and PFMEA.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning and Manufacturing Execution Systems.
• Experience with full development life cycles for components, subsystems, or systems, including Phase Gate, Agile, Iterative, or V-Shaped models.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, multidisciplinary environment supporting cross-fertilization of engineering and scientific ideas.
• Workplace flexibility programs supporting work-life balance.
• Employee clubs, including photography and yoga.
• Health and finance workshops, off-site social events, and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.