Spacecraft Electrical Systems Lead (Aerospace)

Location: Renens VD, Switzerland

Company

hirify.global develops in-orbit servicing and space debris removal missions to support sustainable space operations.

What you will do

• Own spacecraft and payload electrical architectures from concept and requirements definition through integration, launch, and operations.
• Coordinate electrical engineering activities and technical interfaces across subsystems, software, suppliers, customers, and project stakeholders.
• Define and maintain electrical interface definitions, ICDs, harness architectures, grounding and bonding concepts, and EMC requirements.
• Perform power, voltage drop, grounding, EMC, and fault analyses, and review supplier electrical designs and verification evidence.
• Define electrical verification, validation, integration, and test strategies, including ground support and test equipment planning.
• Support electrical integration, troubleshooting, anomaly resolution, product assurance, launch preparation, LEOP, and in-orbit commissioning.

Requirements

• BSc or MSc in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of electrical engineering experience in the space industry, in systems, avionics, data handling, or power electronics.
• Experience with system-level requirements, interfaces, ICDs, technical documentation, and spacecraft equipment suppliers.
• Previous active contribution to formal program reviews such as PDR and CDR.
• Experience leading technical activities across multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing multiple technical topics in parallel.
• Ability to collaborate effectively beyond the immediate area of expertise.

Nice to have

• Detailed knowledge of electronics analysis, design, build, and test.
• Hands-on electronics design, testing, and fault diagnosis experience.
• Experience with ECSS, MIL, and other common space standards and their tailoring.
• Experience with EMC constraints and mitigation measures.
• Experience working with institutional customers such as ESA or the UK Space Agency.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across current missions and future spacecraft programs.
• Collaborate with expert engineering teams, world-leading institutions, suppliers, and customers.
• Contribute to reusable, affordable, and sustainable space operations.