Automation & Controls Technician (Aerospace)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; onsite

Salary: $40–$55 per year

Company

hirify.global Space develops in-space transportation vehicles and propulsion systems for orbital transport, constellation deployment, precision reentry, and missions beyond Low Earth Orbit.

What you will do

• Fabricate, assemble, wire, modify, and maintain electrical test equipment, control panels, test carts, racks, and ground-support systems.
• Install, configure, troubleshoot, and commission industrial electrical and controls systems, including sensors, actuators, drives, valves, motors, robots, and safety interlocks.
• Read, interpret, and redline electrical schematics, providing feedback to engineering.
• Support calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, installation, modification, and commissioning of automated test equipment at company facilities and test sites.
• Maintain electrical shop tools, consumables, and hardware inventory.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5+ years of professional experience building, wiring, maintaining, or troubleshooting industrial, aerospace, manufacturing, or test equipment.
• Experience wiring equipment from electrical schematics, including PLCs, industrial I/O, relays, motor controls, power distribution, and safety circuits.
• Working knowledge of UL 508A, NFPA 70, and NFPA 79 requirements.
• Proficiency with electrical test equipment, hand tools, and basic mechanical fabrication and assembly tools.
• Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license under applicable U.S. export regulations, including ITAR and EAR.

Nice to have

• 7+ years of experience with industrial control panels, aerospace ground-support equipment, automated robotic systems, or similar electrical equipment.
• Experience with systems up to 480 VAC and electrical safety practices, including NFPA 70E.
• Experience with National Instruments, Beckhoff, IFM, automation, robotics, complex machinery, or PLC-controlled equipment.
• Experience with EPlan or similar electrical design and documentation software; OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work within the Assembly, Integration & Test department.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of stock options.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by resume review and an introductory phone interview.
• Technical phone interview(s).
• Onsite interview followed by an offer decision.