Senior Engineer, State Estimation and Modeling - (SJ2026DV)

Location: San Jose, California, United States

Salary: $205,379–$215,647.95 per year

Company

hirify.global develops advanced air mobility technologies, including eVTOL air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems, and aviation-related AI solutions for commercial aerospace and defense.

What you will do

• Architect and design state estimation algorithms for eVTOL aircraft, balancing safety, performance, robustness, and computational efficiency.
• Implement algorithms primarily in Simulink and follow aerospace modeling standards and best practices.
• Integrate estimation solutions with air data systems, INS, GNSS, and other aviation-grade sensors.
• Develop sensor models for nominal, degraded, and failure scenarios.
• Plan and execute verification and validation through simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and flight testing.
• Analyze test data, build engineering tools, and collaborate with controls, hardware, software, and test engineering teams.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related engineering field, with 60 months of experience in sensor fusion algorithm development and sensor modeling and simulation.
• Alternatively, a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related engineering field with 36 months of relevant experience.
• Experience developing sensor fusion algorithms and modeling and simulating sensors.
• Ability to synthesize system requirements and solve cross-functional aircraft-level integration problems.
• Work location: San Jose, California, United States.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and equitable workplace focused on diversity and collaboration.
• Work on advanced air mobility, aerospace, defense, and physical AI technologies.
• Certain positions may be eligible for visa sponsorship.
• Equal opportunity employment based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.