Avionics Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Hawthorne, California; hybrid workplace

Salary: $100,000–$230,000 per year

Company

hirify.global designs and builds lunar rovers, power systems, and data networks for sustained operations on the Moon.

What you will do

• Define vehicle-level avionics and electrical architectures covering power distribution, grounding, data networks, and harnessing.
• Write, flow down, and verify system and component requirements.
• Lead architecture trade studies and sensitivity analyses, collaborating with mechanical, software, and thermal teams.
• Own electrical interfaces, system documentation, test plans, and verification activities.
• Develop and operate hardware-in-the-loop testbeds and support assembly, integration, testing, launch campaigns, and lunar surface operations.
• Troubleshoot failures, support production issue resolution, perform root-cause analysis, and manage avionics system risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM-related field.
• Experience with aerospace component or system development, testing, integration, or operations.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, electronic loads, and multimeters, with the ability to interpret electrical schematics.
• Experience with spacecraft or launch vehicle avionics, requirements engineering, power systems, vehicle networks, or environmental testing is preferred.
• For senior and staff levels, experience leading avionics architecture development, system-level planning, and mentoring engineers is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience with RS-422, RS-485, CAN, or Ethernet networks.
• HIL testbed development and programming in Python, C, or C++ for test automation.
• FMECA, fault tolerance, failure isolation, and spaceflight electrical component experience.
• Familiarity with SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-810, TVAC, vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and EMI/EMC testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with engineers developing systems for planetary surface exploration.
• Equity ownership and comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental health benefits.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible PTO and parental leave.
• On-site lunch stipend, snacks, beverages, and monthly social hours.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by a recruiter phone interview.
• Video interviews.
• On-site interview, followed by an offer and hiring decision.