Senior System Engineer (Aerospace)

TL;DR

Senior System Engineer (Aerospace): Supporting the full technical development of satellite missions from early concept and requirements through launch and in-orbit commissioning with an accent on system-level coordination, interface management, and technical baseline control. Focus on designing spacecraft systems, resolving multidisciplinary engineering trade-offs, and ensuring successful assembly, integration, validation, launch, and commissioning.

Location: Onsite at the hirify.global office in Renens, Switzerland.

Company

hirify.global develops in-orbit servicing and space debris removal solutions to enable sustainable space operations.

What you will do

• Plan technical activities, schedules, costs, budgets, risks, opportunities, and resolution plans.
• Manage functional analysis, mission analysis, system modes, specifications, requirements, interfaces, and engineering databases.
• Coordinate spacecraft and software subsystem design while controlling multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Lead technical assessments, trade-offs, system sizing, baseline definition, and change control.
• Plan and follow system, spacecraft, and Ground Segment development, validation, AIV/T, launch, and in-orbit commissioning.
• Maintain engineering documentation and improve the company-wide systems engineering process.

Requirements

• Degree at BSc or MSc level in Aerospace, Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• More than 10 years of experience in the spacecraft industry.
• Experience decomposing system requirements, conducting trade studies, and developing sizing or error budgets for spacecraft systems.
• Familiarity with the complete space-program lifecycle, from business development and proposals through design, development, assembly, testing, and delivery.
• Confidence leading multidisciplinary project teams and tracking multiple critical activity streams.

Nice to have

• Expertise in spacecraft system design, avionics, electrical and power systems, attitude and orbit control, propulsion, thermal and mechanical systems, AIT, LEOP, in-orbit operations, manufacturing, launcher interfaces, or FDIR.
• Experience defining and designing LEO, MEO, or GEO spacecraft systems.
• Experience interacting with institutional and commercial customers, including UKSA and ESA.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on current and future satellite missions supporting sustainable space operations.
• Collaborate with expert engineering teams across the UK and Europe.
• Contribute to projects involving world-leading institutions and commercial space companies.