Staff Engineer, Operational Safety Specialist

Location: Dallas, Texas; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops and operates aircraft programs, including the V-BAT platform, with a focus on scaling flight and ground operations safely.

What you will do

• Conduct audits of ground procedures and operational practices, identify compliance gaps, and drive corrective actions.
• Develop, maintain, and report leading and lagging safety metrics.
• Own the Corrective and Preventive Action process from finding intake through analysis, assignment, and closure.
• Lead safety promotion activities, including communications, awareness campaigns, and training touchpoints.
• Lead medium- and lower-priority mishap and near-miss investigations, including root cause analysis and documentation.
• Maintain the V-BAT operational risk registry and collaborate on safety reviews, readiness assessments, approvals, and customer reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, safety, aviation, or a related discipline, or equivalent operational experience.
• 3–5+ years of experience in aviation safety, flight or ground operations, UAS operations, or safety management systems.
• Familiarity with SMS principles, operational audits, and mishap investigation processes.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with safety or quality tracking systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially for investigation reports and safety summaries.
• Ability to work across diverse operational environments and coordinate with multiple stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting UAS flight operations or military and rapid-deployment aviation environments.
• Experience developing safety promotion or training materials.
• Familiarity with risk management frameworks and operational assurance tools.
• Formal training in HFACS, TapRooT, RCA, or other mishap investigation methodologies.
• Field experience supporting flightline or mission operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work within the Aircraft Operations Division and Customer Operations department.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Flight Safety, Ground Operations, Airworthiness, Engineering, EH&S, and Program teams.
• Opportunity to support the development of a scalable, world-class operational safety culture.