Senior Space Based Sensing Engineer – AMTI Program

Location: Chantilly, Virginia, United States. Travel as needed.

Salary: $190,000+ USD annually, depending on experience, certifications, and qualifications.

Company

hirify.global provides systems engineering and technical assistance support to government program offices and defense missions.

What you will do

• Provide independent technical assessments of contractor designs, architectures, and performance.
• Support requirements development, design reviews, integration, testing, verification, and operations across the system lifecycle.
• Evaluate radar payload performance, RF hardware development, production testing, and system-level trade studies.
• Support MBSE, digital engineering, system performance modeling, multi-sensor integration, and data fusion.
• Analyze end-to-end mission performance across sensors, ground systems, processing, and dissemination.
• Identify technical risks, recommend mitigations, and deliver briefings and decision-support materials to senior stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or a related technical field; a master’s degree or PhD is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in aerospace, space systems, or defense programs.
• Experience across the full systems lifecycle, including requirements, design, integration, test, and operations.
• Strong background in space-based ISR systems, radar systems, or RF payloads.
• Experience with radar design or signal processing, RF payload development, performance modeling, mission data processing, or ground system architectures.
• Experience with MBSE and SysML tools such as Cameo or MagicDraw, plus the ability to assess contractor performance and brief senior leadership.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting government program offices in a SETA or similar role.
• Familiarity with DoD and IC acquisition processes, including JCIDS and DoD 5000 series.
• Experience with satellite and payload engineering, communications architectures, crypto integration, or multi-sensor integration.
• Experience supporting integration and test campaigns, launch-site operations, readiness reviews, or early-orbit commissioning.
• Proficiency with Tableau, Confluence, Jira, DOORS, Python, MATLAB, or similar analytical tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work directly with government leadership, prime contractors, and major subcontractors.
• Contribute to a high-visibility, fast-paced space-based radar mission.
• Support a mission-focused program from design through launch and early operations.
• Full-time position with travel as needed.