Lead Avionics Test Engineer

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Hiring range: $151,000–$227,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops rockets and the Terran R launch vehicle to deliver customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Lead a portion of the Avionics Test team and manage test engineers.
• Design, develop, and implement fully automated test systems for Terran R electronics production.
• Partner with hardware and software design teams to create manufacturing test assets.
• Support functional, acceptance, and qualification testing of electronic hardware.
• Coach engineers and establish technical best practices and engineering standards.
• Debug and sustain test systems across development and production environments.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in electronics hardware development, integration, automation, and/or testing.
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and establishing engineering standards.
• Experience designing automated test systems for low-voltage electronics, including embedded controllers, flight computers, communication systems, navigation systems, or mixed-signal electronics.
• Strong understanding of electrical interfaces and protocols including Ethernet, CAN, RS-422/485, UART, SPI, and I2C.
• Experience with environmental and qualification testing, including vibration, thermal, shock, and EMI/EMC validation.

Nice to have

• Experience with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Altium Designer.
• Experience with RF, telemetry, GPS/GNSS, inertial navigation, or avionics communication and navigation systems.
• Experience developing automated test software with Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or similar tools.
• Experience with data acquisition systems, instrumentation control, and automated test frameworks.
• Experience transitioning electronic hardware from development and qualification into repeatable production acceptance testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, cross-functional work across avionics, propulsion, GNC, fluids, and stage engineering.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave and an annual learning and development stipend.
• High ownership and autonomy while developing rocket hardware, manufacturing systems, and company processes.