Staff Electrical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $175,000–$263,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops rockets and space systems, including the Terran R launch vehicle and technologies for scientific exploration.

What you will do

• Own the next generation of deep-space compute and storage capabilities for the Interplanetary Sciences Program.
• Design, build, and qualify high-performance spacecraft electronics, including compute modules, network switches, storage nodes, and communications terminals.
• Balance CPU, GPU, storage, and network capabilities against spacecraft power, thermal, EMI, mechanical, and reliability constraints.
• Partner with science and software teams to bring up core infrastructure on spacecraft and ground systems.
• Lead hands-on development campaigns involving rapid prototyping, interface risk reduction, early testing, and performance validation.
• Coordinate with internal and external teams to move designs from analysis through prototypes to flight-ready systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience designing and delivering high-performance digital electronics.
• Experience leading the design, bring-up, and validation of sophisticated board-level electronics.
• Hands-on experience with challenging thermal and electromechanical environments.
• Strong technical communication, problem-solving, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Architecture or electrical engineering experience with non-volatile storage, mobile computing, or server-class computing.
• Experience designing multi-rail power converters with strict sequencing requirements.
• Experience with compute and storage survivability in space and radiation environments.
• Practical systems integration and risk management experience in development programs.

Culture & Benefits

• High-autonomy, high-accountability role in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.