Automation & Controls Engineering Associate (Summer 2027)

Location: San Francisco, United States; onsite lab or factory environment

Base salary: $1,925 per week

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates advanced satellites and secure satellite communications networks for enterprises, governments, and the U.S. military.

What you will do

• Support the design, build, integration, and commissioning of automated test systems for spacecraft hardware and ground-support equipment.
• Own electrical controls hardware, including control panels, wiring, sensors, actuators, relays, power distribution, data acquisition systems, and safety interlocks.
• Integrate automated systems with thermal and thermal-vacuum chambers, vibration systems, pumps, valves, and programmable controllers.
• Collaborate with environmental test, mechanical, electrical, reliability, manufacturing, software, and technician teams.
• Help develop safe, reliable, and repeatable spacecraft testing infrastructure from prototyping through operational support.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Experience through coursework, projects, research, internships, clubs, or personal work with electrical circuits, instrumentation, sensors, or data acquisition.
• Experience with embedded systems, PLCs, industrial automation, control systems, state machines, or hardware/software integration.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Clear written communication and effective collaboration in a hands-on, cross-functional engineering team.
• U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee or other protected individual status is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work in a laboratory or factory environment.
• Collaboration with experienced engineers and technicians across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Work on satellite hardware and environmental testing infrastructure supporting secure space communications.
• Inclusive workplace welcoming people regardless of gender, race, creed, or background.