Sr Embedded Software Developer (Aerospace)

Location: Denver, Colorado, United States

Base pay: $181,626–$254,275 per year for Colorado applicants; ranges may differ by site.

Company

hirify.global develops reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems, including space infrastructure and on-orbit mobility solutions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, integrate, and test embedded software for COMSEC systems.
• Develop low-level drivers and firmware for embedded hardware platforms and support hardware bring-up, debugging, and verification.
• Collaborate with electrical circuit and FPGA designers on hardware/software integration and register-level interfaces.
• Contribute to software architecture, design reviews, documentation, and the full software development lifecycle.
• Develop unit, integration, automated regression, verification, and validation tests.
• Implement secure communications, cryptographic capabilities, device authentication, identity management, Secure Boot, measured boot, and Zero Trust security principles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of embedded software development experience with strong C/C++ skills.
• Experience with RTOS, SPI, I2C, UART, PCIe, FPGA interfaces, and register-level hardware integration.
• Strong debugging skills using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG debuggers.
• Understanding of Zero Trust Architecture, including NIST SP 800-207 and the DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted U.S. refugee or asylee due to export control regulations.

Nice to have

• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Experience with COMSEC, cryptographic systems, secure communications, HAIPE, TACLANE, or KG-series equipment.
• Experience with FIPS 140-2/140-3, NIST SP 800-53, RMF, PKI, certificate-based authentication, TPM, HSM, or PUF technologies.
• Experience applying least privilege, micro-segmentation, continuous verification, and identity-aware access controls.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety, collaboration, inclusion, trust, equality, and teamwork are emphasized.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, paid parental leave, and an education support program.
• 401(k) with company matching of up to 5% and stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
• Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Standard background checks are required; additional checks may apply for certain job profiles.