Components Engineer II (Space)

Location: San Diego, California, United States; onsite role. U.S. Citizenship is required to obtain and maintain the appropriate U.S. Security Clearance.

Base salary: $125,000–$160,000 per year, excluding benefits and bonuses.

Company

hirify.global develops mission-critical technologies for space, defense, and national security applications.

What you will do

• Support EEE parts selection, qualification, screening, creation, management, and quality control for high-technology space programs.
• Develop component requirements and address component obsolescence in collaboration with design, supply chain, quality, reliability, manufacturing, and project engineering teams.
• Drive part standardization and appropriate reuse of components in the parts database.
• Coordinate with component manufacturers and distributors to track product roadmaps.
• Maintain the ECAD library and manage new parts introduction, data management, and part numbers.
• Review Product Change Notices and GIDEP alerts, assess their impact, and advise affected teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering field and at least two years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of EEE parts qualification and screening, space design requirements, configuration management, requirements traceability, and related processes.
• Working knowledge of JEDEC, EIA, IPC, military, NASA EEE-INST-002, and ESA standards.
• Experience with passive and active electronic components, processors, memories, connectors, wires and cables, metal finishes, tin whisker mitigation, and lead-free control.
• Understanding of thermal, structural, high-speed digital, and impedance-control analysis techniques, plus ECMP quality practices.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance; must also meet U.S. export-control requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience with grading tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible Time Off supporting work-life balance.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
• 401(k) plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
• Wellness programs, gym membership options, and additional voluntary benefits.
• Mission-driven environment focused on space, defense, and national security technology.