Software and Integration Test Engineer (Space Systems)

Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States. Applicants must be a U.S. Person under ITAR and EAR regulations and must be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations.

Salary: Competitive total compensation package; no exact amount specified.

Company

hirify.global develops mission-critical space, defense, and national security technologies, including systems for commercial lunar exploration.

What you will do

• Design test plans and procedures to verify spacecraft software and hardware, including propulsion, sensors, thermal systems, avionics, and guidance, navigation, and control systems.
• Develop software testing infrastructure and automated tests for spacecraft systems across emulators and hardware platforms.
• Expand nightly automated regression testing through continuous integration pipelines and improve test coverage.
• Execute manual tests involving spacecraft hardware, report regressions, and write software defect tickets.
• Build reporting tools that connect test outcomes with subsystem-level requirements, while benchmarking system performance across flight modes.
• Lead anomaly investigations and collaborate with developers, engineers, and technicians to resolve issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree, ideally in a technical field.
• At least five years of relevant professional experience.
• Proficiency with object-oriented programming and scripting languages such as Python.
• Experience building and testing distributed software and hardware systems.
• Ability to lead anomaly investigations involving multiple technical experts.
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person and be eligible for required U.S. export authorizations.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of formal software verification and validation processes.
• Experience with Git, Docker, QEMU, Linux, and embedded operating systems.
• Familiarity with MISRA-C, spacecraft communication protocols, electronic test equipment, and environmental testing.
• Experience with spacecraft controls, thermal, RF communications, avionics, and power systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible time off supporting work-life balance.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
• 401(k) plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
• Wellness programs, gym membership options, and additional voluntary benefits.
• Mission-driven work with a multidisciplinary engineering team focused on lunar exploration and national security.