Senior Systems, Integration, and Test Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. The position requires regular hands-on work with aerospace hardware and physical activities including lifting 25 lbs, bending, stooping, and standing.

Salary: $140,000–$180,000 per year, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing payloads, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses, built and operated in-house.

What you will do

• Own vehicle integration and test campaigns from hardware integration through launch and flight readiness.
• Make technical decisions, lead system-level design trades, and drive conflicting subsystem requirements to implemented solutions.
• Analyze vehicle-level performance metrics including mass, delta-V, power, and data budgets.
• Manage technical milestones and vehicle change implementation to support on-schedule delivery.
• Contribute to avionics, propulsion, guidance, schematic, and harness design.
• Automate system testing and data review with Python, and operate spacecraft in orbit by executing procedures and assessing vehicle health.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related field and 5+ years of experience in systems, integration, and/or testing of critical hardware programs.
• Experience serving as the decision maker for a test campaign and working on complex technical programs.
• Strong first-principles thinking and technical breadth across electrical, mechanical, and software disciplines.
• Working knowledge of aerospace vehicle subsystems and hands-on experience building aerospace vehicles.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. person under ITAR requirements.
• Ability to work on-site and perform the required physical activities.

Nice to have

• Experience with GNC and propulsion sensors and actuators, satellite systems engineering, or spacecraft flight testing.
• Experience owning vehicle-level design trades or test campaigns completed successfully.
• Experience with C++, Python, aerospace hardware development, production environments, wiring schematics, harness manufacturing, or Unigraphics NX.
• Technical leadership experience on launch vehicle or satellite development programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive flexible PTO and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• Parental leave, family-building support, wellness reimbursement, and One Medical memberships.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match and incentive equity.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires, along with catered meals, team events, and EV charging.