Avionics System Test Operations Engineer (Space Systems)

Location: Full-time onsite position in Long Beach, California, United States. The successful hire must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing under U.S. export control requirements.

Salary: $121,100–$183,260 USD per year in California.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space stations, space infrastructure, satellites, and future crewed systems for government, corporate, and private customers.

What you will do

• Capture test design criteria with responsible engineers and system owners across the organization.
• Lead test methodology discussions with Flight Software, Mission Operations, and other stakeholders to develop Hardware-in-the-Loop test procedures.
• Develop, implement, and validate system-level test cases for avionics test systems and Haven-1 avionics.
• Plan daily system test operations, troubleshoot and debug test systems, perform checkout testing, and support sign-off reviews.
• Develop Python and ground-software automation tools for test planning, execution, data analysis, and verification tracking.
• Drive anomaly documentation, root-cause analysis, disposition, recurrence prevention, operator training support, on-orbit issue resolution, and test-system handover.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or another hard science.
• 2+ years of post-bachelor’s experience working with or developing hardware test systems, including 2+ years building and maintaining them.
• Experience operating and maintaining Linux systems with confident command-line use.
• Experience with power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, and digital multimeters.
• Experience designing and/or maintaining computer networks.
• Familiarity with basic electrical and wiring concepts, including grounding and electrical safety.
• Demonstrated expertise in root-cause analysis and problem-solving in avionics or complex hardware environments.
• Strong documentation skills, including the ability to produce detailed technical reports and communicate findings effectively.
• Familiarity with Python programming.
• Willingness to work overtime or weekends for critical mission milestones and ability to lift up to 25 pounds unassisted.

Nice to have

• Experience with satellite communications or telemetry systems.
• Experience developing and executing requirement-driven test plans for avionics or electronics systems.
• Experience with automated test systems and Hardware-in-the-Loop environments.
• Familiarity with C++, embedded systems design and/or testing, and testing protocols and standards relevant to space systems.
• Familiarity with Git, CMake, GNU tools, Docker or other containerization software.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and issue-tracking tools such as JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence, and GitHub.
• Experience designing and building systems with a modular DAQ ecosystem such as NI, Weidmuller, or Bechoff.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, discounts, and other perks.
• Onsite food benefits including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.