Senior R&D Electrical Engineer (Directed Energy)

Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States; full-time onsite at hirify.global headquarters

Company

hirify.global develops advanced research and development systems involving directed energy, pulsed power, energy storage, and related technologies.

What you will do

• Lead electrical hardware development across requirements definition, trade studies, analysis, schematic design, PCB design, integration, and testing.
• Design and develop analog, digital, mixed-signal, and embedded electronic systems.
• Integrate electrical hardware into high-power microwave, pulsed-power, directed-energy, and related systems.
• Perform hardware bring-up, system-level testing, troubleshooting, debugging, and EMI/EMC mitigation.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, computer, and other engineering disciplines and engineering technicians.
• Lead technical efforts and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
• At least 5 years of relevant electrical engineering experience; a Master’s degree in STEM may substitute for 2 years of experience.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB design and layout, hardware integration, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging.
• Working knowledge of EMI/EMC, grounding, shielding, and electrical design practices.
• Ability to independently solve technical problems and communicate effectively in a multidisciplinary R&D environment.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field and 8 or more years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Altium Designer, LTspice, MATLAB/Simulink, or comparable tools.
• Experience with high-speed digital, mixed-signal, high-voltage, embedded, and digital communication systems.
• Experience with pulsed-power, directed-energy, RF, or other specialized R&D systems.
• Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, hands-on laboratory environment.
• Close collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Work on advanced electrical systems and specialized research programs.
• Equal opportunity employment.