Mission Analysis Engineer (Aerospace Systems)

Location: Herndon, Virginia, United States; on-site in a classified facility

Company

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

What you will do

• Develop, modify, and run high-fidelity simulations of satellites, aircraft, sensors, and ISR systems.
• Compare mission architectures, technologies, operating concepts, and system configurations to identify performance drivers, limitations, risks, and opportunities.
• Convert customer objectives, mission constraints, environments, and system behavior into realistic operational scenarios.
• Create scripts, automation, visualizations, and new simulation capabilities to make analysis faster, deeper, and repeatable.
• Analyze large simulation datasets, validate model assumptions and methods, and communicate findings and recommendations to engineers, program leaders, customers, and senior decision-makers.

Requirements

• US 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 listed field.
• Willingness to work on-site in a classified facility.
• At least 2 years of industry experience is preferred.
• Experience or knowledge in aerospace domains such as astrodynamics, remote sensing, spacecraft or aircraft systems, sensor performance, aerospace operations, mission engineering, or complex systems integration is preferred.
• Experience with mathematical models, algorithms, simulations, quantitative engineering methods, Python or similar scripting tools, and technical communication is preferred.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in engineering, physics, applied mathematics, computer science, or a related technical field.
• Experience with space or airborne modeling and simulation, ISR, remote sensing, sensor phenomenology, or mission- and architecture-level trade studies.
• Experience analyzing large simulation or engineering datasets and developing engineering tools, automation, or visualization capabilities.
• Experience supporting technical studies for government customers.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on solving complex, real-world mission problems.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.
• Equal opportunity workplace with an emphasis on inclusion and respect.

Hiring process

• The application window is three days from the posting date and remains open until a qualified candidate is identified.
• Clearance status is verified as part of consideration for cleared roles.