Senior Systems Engineer I/II - Secret Clearance (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The role is based at the Optical Systems site and may require travel or off-site work as needed.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, payloads, and critical subsystems for commercial, civil, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Design, integrate, and develop space-based optical instruments, subsystems, and payloads for airborne and space platforms.
• Develop and maintain technical budgets, system requirements, verification techniques, simulations, and vehicle-function analyses.
• Plan and execute tests, analyze test data, and support payload integration with spacecraft platforms.
• Provide technical oversight for system architecture, interfaces, mission assurance, and compliance.
• Create interface specifications, CONOPS, and other systems engineering documentation with multidisciplinary teams.
• Support program and product management while driving technical development of space systems missions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in systems, software, computer, electrical, aerospace, mechanical, or another technical engineering discipline.
• Active security clearance and U.S. citizenship are required due to program requirements.
• Senior Systems Engineer I: 5+ years of aerospace engineering experience, including development projects and project or team leadership.
• Senior Systems Engineer II: 8+ years of aerospace engineering experience, including development projects and project or team leadership; CAM and/or IPTL experience.
• Demonstrated systems engineering experience developing, testing, and integrating space or airborne instruments.
• Experience with requirements management and modeling tools such as JAMA, DOORS, or Cameo, plus experience supporting development programs.

Nice to have

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Master’s or PhD in engineering and EO/IR payload integration experience.
• Experience with Cameo, MATLAB, Simulink, space-environment testing, or aerospace standards.
• Knowledge of hardware interfaces, communications protocols, and the software development lifecycle.
• Experience troubleshooting system-level issues, astronomy, physics, remote sensing, and complex multidisciplinary projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on space, defense, ISR, and national security missions for DoD and Intelligence Community customers.
• Hands-on work with flight hardware and mission-critical optical systems.
• Fast-paced environment focused on innovation, teamwork, tight deadlines, and technical execution.
• Work may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.