Lead Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Fully onsite at the Centennial, Colorado office

Base salary: $155,000–$300,000 for Staff level or $155,000–$315,000 for Principal level, plus equity and benefits.

Company

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

What you will do

• Own requirements, verification, and validation activities across complex space systems.
• Lead systems engineering processes, MBSE and requirements-tool integration, and gate review execution.
• Define and decompose mission and system requirements, verification products, test plans, and validation strategies.
• Guide interface definition and lead mission- and vehicle-level integration and gating reviews.
• Oversee systems engineering activities, tasking, and prioritization across program teams.
• Lead or delegate Engineering Review Boards and Failure Review Boards, including hardware acceptance for vehicle integration.

Requirements

• 12+ years of full-lifecycle experience for Staff level or 15+ years for Principal level, including leading a vehicle through design, test, and verification.
• Strong systems architecture, technical leadership, analytical, communication, and technical trade-study skills.
• Systems engineering experience across mechanical, electrical, and software domains, including requirements, verification, interface control, trade studies, and failure analysis.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams and coordinating across hardware and software boundaries.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible for DoD TS/SCI or TS/SAP U.S. government security clearance.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, and HRA/HSA options.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• 401(k) and parental leave.
• Equity compensation.
• Employment is subject to U.S. government space-technology export regulations, including ITAR.