Staff Engineer, Perception (R5611)

Location: On-site in London; the role primarily supports operations in the Lviv region and requires travel to other locations within Ukraine for demonstrations, testing, and operational support.

Company

hirify.global develops intelligent systems intended to protect service members and civilians.

What you will do

• Develop, debug, and maintain production software for autonomy, mission execution, system integration, and flight operations.
• Integrate autonomy software onto fixed-wing, multirotor, and other unmanned or autonomous platforms.
• Build internal tools, automation, telemetry analysis pipelines, and test infrastructure in C++ and Python.
• Configure systems, support software bring-up and mission readiness, and troubleshoot onboard compute, radios, networking, sensors, flight controllers, and mission systems.
• Support simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, ground testing, live flight tests, demonstrations, and post-flight analysis.
• Work with autonomy, systems, hardware, and flight-test teams on rapid integration, validation, documentation, and deployment readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience developing and integrating software for robotics, autonomy, aerospace, embedded systems, or related technical fields.
• Strong C++ and Python software engineering experience, including development, debugging, and system integration.
• Experience with Linux-based systems, hardware-software integration, and debugging cross-disciplinary systems involving networking, sensors, radios, onboard compute, and mission systems.
• Experience supporting field testing, flight testing, demonstrations, or operational exercises.
• Ability to travel within Ukraine as required.

Nice to have

• Experience with autonomous aircraft, unmanned systems, SIL, HIL, VIL, simulation, or flight-test environments.
• Familiarity with MAVLink, PX4, ArduPilot, QGroundControl, ROS, DDS, embedded systems, or real-time systems.
• Experience with RF communications, datalinks, networking, flight controllers, avionics, and aircraft integration.
• Background in defense, robotics, aerospace, or autonomous systems.
• Ukrainian and English language proficiency.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work across software, hardware, aircraft systems, and flight operations.
• Fast-paced startup and field environment requiring ownership, independent problem-solving, and a bias toward action.
• Travel to test sites and support for live field operations.