Senior Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Fully onsite at the Centennial, Colorado office; work may take place in a standard office or production factory.

Base salary: $125,000–$235,000 per year, 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 and defense missions.

What you will do

• Define and document mission objectives, operational concepts, and system requirements with customers, stakeholders, and internal teams.
• Lead system trade studies, performance evaluations, feasibility assessments, and architecture design activities.
• Develop requirements traceability, integration plans, verification plans, and end-to-end test activities across vehicles and systems.
• Coordinate hardware and software subsystem teams to resolve integration issues and support mission readiness.
• Support testing and real-time mission execution while analyzing reliability, safety, mission effectiveness, and environmental performance.
• Assess collision and operational risks, define mission success criteria, and develop mitigation and contingency plans.

Requirements

• 8+ years of full-lifecycle experience leading a major subsystem through design, testing, and verification.
• Strong technical leadership, systems architecture, analytical, communication, and technical trade skills.
• Experience leading design, analysis, and verification on a major aerospace program.
• Ability to lead cross-functional technical teams across hardware and software boundaries.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain or maintain a DoD TS/SCI or TS/SAP clearance are required.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) expertise.
• Experience with range certification, test readiness reviews, safety boards, defense, or classified space missions.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Familiarity with DoD and NASA standards and processes, and experience working with government agencies, primes, or subcontractors.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity participation.
• Health, dental, vision, HRA/HSA options.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k), and parental leave.
• Work includes frequent standing, sitting, walking, bending, and lifting or carrying items up to 20 pounds.