Chief Engineer, Space Vehicle

Location: Fully onsite at the Centennial, Colorado office

Base salary: $210,000–$355,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

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

What you will do

• Own the program’s technical baseline and technical budgets.
• Lead vehicle architecture, requirements, design, analysis, verification, testing, and fielding across the full lifecycle.
• Conduct system trade studies, performance evaluations, feasibility assessments, and design and technical readiness reviews.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary subsystem teams to resolve integration challenges across mechanical, electrical, and software domains.
• Define mission objectives, system requirements, operational concepts, and mission success criteria with customers and stakeholders.
• Assess operational risks and develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans for safe mission execution.

Requirements

• 15+ years of full-lifecycle experience leading a vehicle through design, test, and verification.
• Strong systems engineering, systems architecture, technical leadership, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience with requirements, verification, trade studies, interface control, failure analysis, and cross-functional technical teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a DoD TS/SCI or TS/SAP security clearance.
• Must work fully onsite in Centennial, Colorado.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
• Model-Based Systems Engineering experience.
• Experience with range certification, test readiness reviews, safety boards, defense, or classified space missions.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and familiarity with DoD and NASA mission standards.
• Experience working with government agencies, prime contractors, or subcontractors on space missions.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity and health, dental, vision, HRA/HSA benefits.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k), and parental leave.
• Work focused on autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, and space-based defense capabilities.