Senior Systems Engineer I - Mission Architecture

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's global headquarters

Base salary: $124,000–$171,000 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $144,000–$206,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for civil, commercial, national security, and defense missions.

What you will do

• Lead satellite engineering formulation for business development and new opportunity capture.
• Develop and maintain vehicle performance budgets, system requirements, verification techniques, simulations, and analyses.
• Lead the technical development of spacecraft missions, including test methods and data analysis.
• Assist with program and product management activities.
• Develop interface specifications, CONOPS, and other spacecraft design documents.
• Work with customers and internal leadership to shape requirements and write core architectures for proposals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in software, computer, electrical, aerospace, mechanical, or another engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in the aerospace industry.
• Experience supporting satellite or spacecraft development programs.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• For U.S. office roles, eligibility under U.S. ITAR export regulations is required, or the ability to obtain the necessary authorizations.

Nice to have

• Master's degree or PhD in engineering.
• Knowledge of spacecraft subsystems including ADCS, EPS, space-ground communications, C&DH, and thermal control.
• Understanding of the space environment, orbital mechanics, and rigid body dynamics.
• Experience with proposals, technical volume authorship, satellite operations, CAD, JAMA or DOORS, MATLAB, Python, and STK.
• Strong professional communication skills and the ability to work with competing priorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount and company equity as part of total compensation.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, dependent care, disability, and life insurance benefits.
• Paid vacation, sick time, 11 paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Additional perks include subsidized EV charging, fitness facilities where available, gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.