Simulation and Test Systems Manager (Aerospace Robotics)

Location: Mountain View, CA; on-site

Salary: $210K–$270K annually, plus equity and stock options

Company

hirify.global develops safety-enhancing automated aviation systems using aerospace, robotics, and autonomous vehicle technologies.

What you will do

• Lead and grow the Simulation and Test Systems team responsible for end-to-end simulation frameworks and test automation infrastructure.
• Build and evolve high-fidelity physics simulation, event-driven test frameworks, hardware-in-the-loop environments, and cloud-scale Monte Carlo infrastructure.
• Balance rapid simulation-based testing and GNC algorithm evaluation with deterministic verification required for aviation certification.
• Provide technical and architectural guidance across framework performance, flight dynamics modeling, hardware emulation, and cloud-based parallel simulation.
• Develop technical roadmaps, manage priorities, and collaborate with GNC, Flight Software, Systems, Avionics, and Certification leaders.
• Scale engineering processes and enable robust, reproducible, and highly scalable verification tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of professional experience in simulation framework design, physics modeling, or hardware-in-the-loop test development.
• 3+ years of experience in technical leadership or people management, including scaling teams and engineering processes.
• Strong professional experience with C++ and Python for simulation, system integration, and data processing.
• Excellent documentation, collaboration, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Demonstrated success leading teams and maturing development processes in a high-growth environment.
• Deep understanding of aircraft flight dynamics, sensor modeling, or control systems.
• Experience developing high-fidelity simulators or test environments for safety-critical or DO-178C software and hardware systems.
• Experience architecting distributed simulation frameworks, cluster virtualization, or cloud-scale Monte Carlo test pipelines using AWS, Docker, or Kubernetes.
• Experience with hardware emulators, waveform generators, or real-time operating systems.
• Must provide documentation establishing U.S. person or non-U.S. person status and applicable nationality information for access to U.S. export-controlled technology.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven engineering environment focused on safer and more transformative aviation.
• Competitive compensation based on experience, expertise, market conditions, location, and pay equity.
• Equity, stock options, employee medical benefits, and 401(k) contribution.
• Casual work environment with a diverse and inclusive workforce.
• Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodation during the hiring process.