Mission Systems Lead (Aerospace)

Location: Remote. Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance is required and must be maintained.

Salary: $180,000–$250,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a vertically integrated aerospace company developing sustainable supersonic transport and high-speed defense systems for the United States government.

What you will do

• Lead mission systems architecture and integration for autonomous, reconfigurable, and MOSA-compliant tactical aircraft.
• Direct trade studies for RF sensing, radar, EO/IR, LIDAR, EW sensors, effectors, communications, and tactical data links.
• Develop and decompose requirements based on customer and warfighter needs.
• Own mission systems hardware, software, and interface architectures through conceptual design, prototyping, vendor engagement, and integration.
• Use physics-based models and analytical methods to evaluate payload performance and validate kill-chain closure.
• Collaborate with defense, air vehicle, systems engineering, vendors, and customers to deliver mission capabilities.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering preferred; Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related science is also acceptable.
• Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance required.
• Expertise in communications, sensors, or effectors, including Radar, EO/IR, RF, or EW systems.
• Experience with physics-based modeling and system performance analysis.
• 5+ years of RF and/or EO/IR mission systems development and integration on crewed or uncrewed tactical aircraft.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, or Ansys.
• Knowledge of current and next-generation sensing and effector systems.
• Experience with EMCON modes, secure line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight communications, tactical data links, ESM, EA, EW, or LIDAR.
• Aircraft design and integration experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Flat, pragmatic engineering culture with specialist depth and broad ownership.
• Flexible work environment and self-managed time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with Flexible Spending Accounts.
• 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan.
• Paid holidays, sick time, and PTO.