Senior Harness Design Engineer I (Spacecraft)

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

Base salary: $124,000–$170,500 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $144,275–$206,175 USD annually.

Company

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

What you will do

• Design and develop electrical harness systems for spacecraft, including connectors, backshells, wires, shielding, and routing.
• Generate wiring diagrams, pinout tables, interface definitions, bills of materials, fabrication drawings, and other harness documentation.
• Interpret spacecraft system architecture and define electrical interfaces in collaboration with systems engineering.
• Support harness fabrication, electrical testing, inspection, acceptance criteria, integration, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineering and assembly, integration, and test teams to integrate harnesses into spacecraft.
• Participate in design reviews and perform electrical design and analysis for performance, reliability, and manufacturability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or another engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of electrical engineering or avionics experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• Experience with electrical design, wiring diagrams, interface definition, or electrical system architecture.
• Eligibility to work on U.S. space technology subject to ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in an engineering discipline.
• Experience in aerospace or defense, satellite development, or satellite operations.
• Experience with Capital Essentials, NX, Teamcenter, JAMA, or harness design and requirements-management tools.
• Knowledge of power distribution, signal integrity, grounding, communication systems, and harness standards such as NASA-STD-8739.4 and IPC/WHMA-A-620.
• Experience with continuity, insulation resistance, and functional testing, as well as thermal and mechanical harness integration.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP option with HSA contributions.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount.
• Company stock as part of total compensation.
• Additional benefits include subsidized EV charging, fitness and gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• The role may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.