Sr. Mission Analysis Engineer (Aerospace Systems)

Location: On-site in Herndon, Virginia, at a classified facility; U.S. citizenship required

Salary: $140,000–$187,000–$205,700 annually for the Washington, DC metropolitan area

Company

hirify.global develops spatial intelligence capabilities for decision-makers and operators across space, cyber, maritime, and related mission domains.

What you will do

• Develop, modify, and run high-fidelity simulations of satellites, aircraft, sensors, and ISR systems.
• Compare architectures, technologies, operating concepts, and system configurations to identify performance drivers, risks, and limitations.
• Build operational scenarios that represent customer objectives, mission constraints, environments, and system behavior.
• Create analysis tools, scripts, automation, visualizations, and simulation capabilities.
• Analyze large simulation datasets and communicate trends, conclusions, trade-offs, and recommendations.
• Evaluate model assumptions, inputs, outputs, and analytical methods through QA/QC and engineering judgment.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and an active or current TS/SCI clearance, or TS/SCI eligibility, are mandatory.
• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, physics, computer science, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of related experience.
• Experience with quantitative engineering methods, including mathematical models, algorithms, simulations, or similar analysis.
• Ability to solve open-ended technical problems, evaluate assumptions and risks, and communicate findings to engineers, customers, and senior decision-makers.
• Ability and willingness to work on-site in a classified facility.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience with astrodynamics, remote sensing, spacecraft or aircraft systems, sensor phenomenology, aerospace operations, mission engineering, or complex systems integration.
• Python or similar programming and scripting experience for automation, data manipulation, and engineering tool development.
• Experience with space or airborne modeling and simulation, ISR, trade studies, large engineering datasets, or government customer analyses.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on solving complex mission problems.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Mental health resources.
• Student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to inclusion and respect.

Hiring process

• Submit an application through hirify.global’s careers page.
• Clearance status will be verified for cleared employment.
• The application window is three days from posting or until a qualified candidate is identified.