Electronics Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Company

hirify.global develops sustainable space transportation technologies, including green in-space propulsion systems, satellite servicing capabilities, and a reusable spaceplane.

What you will do

• Design and develop mixed-signal, power, and embedded electronics for space propulsion applications.
• Create schematics and PCB layouts using KiCAD, Altium, or similar tools, and maintain designs in Git.
• Apply ECSS and NASA design practices to develop reliable and robust flight hardware.
• Plan and execute verification, qualification, acceptance, and production test campaigns.
• Perform hands-on hardware bring-up, debugging, laboratory testing, and root-cause analysis.
• Support product development, manufacturing, continuous improvement, and collaboration with systems, mechanical, and production teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent demonstrated ability.
• 1–3+ years of experience designing, building, and testing electronics hardware.
• Strong understanding of circuit design fundamentals and electrical engineering principles.
• Strong PCB schematic and layout design skills using KiCAD, Altium, or similar tools.
• Practical experience with oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, and other laboratory equipment.
• Familiarity with Python for basic testing or analysis and with Git or similar version-control systems.

Nice to have

• Experience with EMC design and testing, fault-tolerant systems, or radiation-tolerant electronics.
• Experience selecting components for extreme environments.
• Familiarity with ECSS, NASA, automotive, or medical high-reliability standards.
• Understanding of design-for-manufacturing and design-for-test principles.
• Experience with robust testing or qualification regimes.

Culture & Benefits

• Small, highly capable teams with hands-on ownership and fast decision-making.
• Exposure to the full lifecycle of flight hardware, from early concepts and prototypes through qualification, release, and production.
• Collaboration with propulsion, spaceplane, and in-space hardware engineers.
• Inclusive environment supporting people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Part of an international organization with teams in the Netherlands, France, New Zealand, and the USA.