Avionics Test Engineer I (Space Systems)

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

Base salary: $68,000–$93,500 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $74,950–$105,525 USD annually.

Company

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

What you will do

• Develop test plans and programs for space flight hardware and systems.
• Manage and conduct acceptance, qualification, and proto-flight test programs.
• Develop automated test hardware, test platforms, data acquisition systems, and instrumentation.
• Support the design of space flight hardware with emphasis on design for testability and manufacturability.
• Analyze COTS component test levels against mission environmental test requirements.
• Contribute to engineering, test, manufacturing, and change-management processes and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical discipline.
• Experience with hardware development or electronics test engineering.
• Understanding of electrical test equipment, test procedures, data acquisition systems, and instrumentation.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• Ability to work in production areas with prolonged sitting, standing, walking, and computer work, plus occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in software, computer, electrical, aerospace, mechanical, or another engineering discipline.
• Knowledge of satellite subsystem interactions and whole-vehicle operation.
• Programming experience in Python.
• Experience designing hardware from concept through production.
• Experience with vibration, shock, thermal, TVAC, spacecraft, or hardware production environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount and company equity as part of total compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and zero-cost HDHP options 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 flexible spending and dependent care accounts.
• Subsidized EV charging, fitness and gym benefits, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.