Avionics Test Engineer, Hardware (Aerospace)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA; in-person work at the Playa Vista office

Company

hirify.global manufactures satellite buses at scale through software, vertical integration, and hardware designed for aerospace manufacturing.

What you will do

• Design, build, integrate, and maintain bus-level and component-level avionics test racks.
• Develop FlatSats, avionics testbeds, EGSE, harnesses, emulators, fixtures, breakout boxes, and interface electronics.
• Define test architectures and strategies with electrical, mechanical, RF, software, and systems engineering teams.
• Perform hardware bring-up, interface validation, signal integrity troubleshooting, and end-to-end system checkout.
• Use laboratory instrumentation to troubleshoot flight hardware, test setups, and hardware anomalies.
• Support qualification, acceptance, regression, production, integration, and spacecraft-level testing while improving coverage and throughput.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in aerospace hardware, avionics, electronics, or integrated hardware testing.
• Hands-on experience with laboratory instrumentation, hardware bring-up, integrated electrical systems, and complex test setups.
• Ability to interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, interface control documents, and technical requirements.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and independent issue-resolution skills.
• Must be a U.S. Person: U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder, in accordance with ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience testing spacecraft, launch vehicles, avionics, or other flight electronics.
• Experience with harness design, test fixturing, environmental or vibration testing, and component qualification.
• Experience with PCB design, prototype electronics, sensor testing, avionics channelization, or electrical interface validation.
• Familiarity with CAN, RS-422/485, UART, SPI, I2C, or Ethernet.
• Basic Python or scripting experience for test support, data collection, and automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with equity participation.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, plus life insurance.
• Paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, and childcare reimbursement for work-related travel.
• 401(k) plan with company matching.
• In-person collaboration, office socials, catered lunch, workspace equipment, and a Playa Vista office environment.