Lead Threat Engineer (Aerospace/Defense)

Location: Columbia, Maryland, United States

Salary: $140,000–$200,000 per year

Company

hirify.global provides engineering support for US Navy and Missile Defense Agency programs through its System Engineering Group.

What you will do

• Lead major engineering projects and oversee technical development by engineering staff.
• Coordinate work across trajectory, RF, CAD, design, and software disciplines to deliver consistent products.
• Manage project schedules, requirements mapping, verification and validation planning, milestones, and budget execution.
• Review technical products, documentation, briefings, and project deliverables.
• Coordinate internal and external milestone reviews with customers and program management.
• Contribute to the technical roadmap and identify new capability development areas.

Requirements

• US citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance are required.
• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, aerospace, mechanical, electrical, computer science, physics, applied mathematics, or a similar STEM discipline.
• At least 7 years of total work experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in model and simulation development.
• At least 3 years of experience leading projects and teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience developing and presenting briefing materials.

Nice to have

• Active or current DoD Secret clearance or higher and a relevant master’s degree.
• Experience working with the US Navy, MDA, and DoD contractors in a digital development environment.
• Threat engineering experience covering missile trajectories, RF and IR signatures, CAD, phenomenology, and electronic attack and protection.
• Familiarity with MS Project, Jira, Confluence, or similar project tracking tools.
• Knowledge of aerospace and defense systems technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time engineering position supporting government defense programs.
• Travel of up to 5% anticipated.
• Work involves coordination across multiple engineering disciplines and software teams.