Principal, Integrated Test Operations Lead (Aerospace)

Location: Fully onsite at the GravityWorks factory in Centennial, Colorado, or Long Beach, California; U.S. work authorization is required under ITAR regulations.

Salary: $165,000–$285,000 base salary annually, plus equity and benefits.

Company

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

What you will do

• Plan and execute integrated ground and flight test campaigns, including configurations, success criteria, instrumentation, and data-collection requirements.
• Lead test-readiness activities and ensure technical, operational, safety, and pre-test actions are complete.
• Direct real-time test execution, coordinate engineering, safety, operations, and range teams, and maintain disciplined adherence to procedures.
• Provide structured input to go/no-go decisions and lead initial responses to anomalies and off-nominal conditions.
• Maintain integrated test schedules, identify execution risks, and drive mitigation strategies.
• Lead initial post-test assessments, data-integrity checks, anomaly triage, and incorporation of lessons learned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, or complex system testing environments.
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing integrated ground or flight tests and translating engineering requirements into executable procedures.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in high-tempo, high-consequence operational environments.
• Experience with safety-critical systems and rigorous safety and mission-assurance standards.
• Ability to maintain or obtain TS//SCI clearance and meet U.S. ITAR authorization requirements.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience with missile systems, launch vehicles, or high-performance flight systems.
• Prior experience as a test conductor, test director, or equivalent live-test operations lead.
• Familiarity with government or commercial test-range operations, telemetry, instrumentation, and data acquisition.
• Background in GNC, propulsion, integrated vehicle systems, readiness reviews, complex scheduling, or configuration management.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity and comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.
• HRA/HSA options, paid time off, and paid holidays.
• 401(k) and parental leave.
• Work takes place in an office and production-factory environment at an onsite facility.