Senior Systems Engineer, Mission Architecture (Aerospace)

Location: Fully onsite in Centennial, Colorado or Long Beach, California, United States

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 space defense and intelligence applications.

What you will do

• Define mission objectives, operational concepts, system requirements, and engineering solutions with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Lead system trade studies, performance evaluations, feasibility assessments, and RPO mission trajectory design.
• Design and optimize spacecraft maneuvers while accounting for fuel efficiency, timing, collision risks, and operational uncertainties.
• Oversee mission-system integration across hardware, software, and operations, and develop integration and verification plans.
• Build and maintain high-fidelity spacecraft and environmental models; run simulations, Monte Carlo analyses, and mission performance assessments.
• Support testing, real-time mission execution, pre-flight and post-flight analysis, anomaly investigations, proposals, and risk mitigation.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in mission analysis, space operations, or orbital mechanics.
• Technical leadership and systems architecture experience, including RPO mission design and spacecraft operations.
• Hands-on experience with STK, FreeFlyer, GMAT, or similar mission-analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of orbital mechanics, spacecraft dynamics, autonomous space operations, and mission planning.
• Proficiency with simulation tools and programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, or C++.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI or TS/SAP U.S. government security clearance and satisfy U.S. ITAR eligibility requirements.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and experience with defense or classified space missions.
• Familiarity with U.S. Department of Defense and NASA mission standards and processes.
• 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 on mission-critical autonomous space and defense systems.