Electrical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Hybrid in San Francisco, CA, with work from the San Francisco office 3 days per week and up to 25% travel to the Berlin office.

Salary: $114,200–$142,700 USD annual base salary for the San Francisco location.

Company

hirify.global designs, manufactures, operates, and processes data from a large constellation of imaging satellites through a cloud-based platform.

What you will do

• Lead electrical design of analog, power, and mixed-signal subsystems from requirements through detailed design.
• Perform schematic capture, power and signal integrity simulations, and layout reviews.
• Design electrical harnesses, define signals and components, coordinate mechanical interfaces, and prepare fabrication drawings.
• Validate and debug designs during bring-up and support integration testing.
• Develop power supplies, perform power integrity checks, and ensure electromagnetic compatibility.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and qualification teams to develop satellite factory tests.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience taking electrical designs from schematics through manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace, or a related field.
• Experience with power converters and analog and mixed-signal PCB design.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters, plus proficient solder rework skills.
• Comfort working with embedded systems and interfaces such as I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, and Ethernet.
• Ability to make design and implementation decisions.

Nice to have

• Experience with Altium PCB design tools.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Health Savings Account with a company contribution.
• Paid time off, holidays, and company-wide days off.
• Sixteen weeks of paid parental leave.
• Home office, phone, and internet reimbursements.
• Tuition reimbursement, LinkedIn Learning access, equity, wellness support, and commuter benefits for local office employees.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and the posting may close early.
• Selected interviews may be recorded with candidate consent for transcription and summarization.
• Use of AI tools is prohibited during live interviews and assessments unless explicitly authorized.