Staff Power Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States; on-site work is required at a government partner location.

Salary: $154,000–$230,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops launch vehicles and launch infrastructure, including the Terran R rocket, to deliver customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Define electrical system architectures, technical requirements, and design approaches for launch and processing facilities.
• Lead the design and integration of electrical systems from 22.5 kV to 120 V, including generation, distribution, protection, controls, sequencing, and redundancy.
• Establish engineering standards and technical practices that improve reliability, maintainability, safety, and scalability.
• Resolve cross-disciplinary challenges involving electrical infrastructure, launch systems, construction, operations, and vehicle interfaces.
• Oversee equipment selection, design reviews, construction packages, subcontractor deliverables, installation, commissioning, and system acceptance.
• Provide technical leadership, review critical designs, mentor engineers, and support long-term facility and infrastructure strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience.
• Experience leading complex efforts involving power generation, distribution, protection, controls, or mission-critical infrastructure.
• Experience across the full project lifecycle, including requirements, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, troubleshooting, and operations.
• Experience developing engineering standards, technical specifications, design practices, or architecture decisions used across multiple projects or teams.
• Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government for on-site work at a government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Nice to have

• Experience with electrical architecture or technical standards for orbital launch, aerospace, utility, industrial, or other mission-critical facilities.
• Experience designing and commissioning medium- to high-power systems involving redundancy, protection coordination, power quality, or high availability.
• Experience applying NFPA, military, NASA, or similar regulatory and technical requirements.
• Experience mentoring engineers or providing design leadership across multiple electrical projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Work focused on launch operations, facility infrastructure, and the development of the Terran R vehicle.