Operations Engineer III (Spacecraft Mission Operations)

Location: Onsite near Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Base salary: $105,000–$170,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for national security space missions.

What you will do

• Plan, simulate, and execute spacecraft missions across all phases, including early-orbit operations and Rendezvous and Proximity Operations taskings.
• Develop, maintain, and improve spacecraft operations procedures using knowledge of flight software, spacecraft hardware, and ground systems.
• Monitor telemetry and spacecraft health in real time during mission operations.
• Lead anomaly resolution planning and corrective actions in coordination with engineering teams.
• Perform orbit state determination and behavior analysis for cooperative, non-cooperative, and uncooperative space vehicles.
• Support vehicle development, integration, testing, and refinement of flight software and ground system capabilities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of spacecraft operations experience, preferably with experience leading operators.
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
• Experience translating mission requirements into executable procedures and system capabilities across engineering and operations teams.
• Ability to work effectively in high-pressure, real-time mission environments with sound judgment and composure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Eligibility for a DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance and authorization to meet U.S. ITAR requirements, including U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, protected-individual status, or applicable Department of State authorization.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Astrodynamics, or a related field.
• Experience with Space Domain Awareness, RPO missions, on-orbit servicing, inspection, or constellation management.
• Knowledge of GNC concepts, relative navigation, maneuver planning, and safety zone management.
• Experience with astrodynamics tools such as AGI STK or GMAT, flight procedures, ground systems, HIL/SIL testing, and anomaly investigation.
• Scripting or programming proficiency in Python, MATLAB, or a similar language.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on national security space missions and spacecraft systems supporting space superiority.
• Health, dental, vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO, and paid holidays.
• 401(k), parental leave, and equity.
• Collaborative work across systems, GNC, flight software, ground software, and hardware engineering.