Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer, Avionics (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. The role requires U.S. person status and lawful authorization to work in the United States due to ITAR-controlled technology.

Salary: $140,333–$202,703 per year, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses, with facilities in El Segundo, Washington, DC, and Huntsville, Alabama.

What you will do

• Define avionics project scopes and initial requirements with cross-functional engineering teams, guiding designs from concept through prototype and production.
• Develop electrical architectures, system diagrams, and budgets covering power, telemetry, channel count, size, and mass.
• Analyze system faults and risks, create mitigation plans, and support FDIR or operational workarounds.
• Plan and conduct verification for avionics systems using flight and hardware-in-the-loop hardware.
• Support mission operations as an avionics specialist or system operator, assess system health, and recommend corrective actions for reentry operations.
• Integrate Winnebago avionics, build and operate HITL testbeds, develop ground infrastructure, support test equipment integration, improve test automation, and mentor engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in system design, test planning, and validation.
• Proficiency in programming and debugging with Python.
• Experience with power supplies, modular DAQ systems, RTD and 4-20mA devices, and general test equipment.
• U.S. person status and lawful authorization to work in the United States are required for access to export-controlled technology.

Nice to have

• Experience taking vehicle electrical systems from concept through operational production.
• Experience setting up HITL testbeds, managing configuration control, and conducting system-level tests.
• Familiarity with Unix environments and command-line utilities.
• Experience developing test cases and test equipment for vehicle operating conditions.
• Strong project or program management skills.
• Relevant experience as an avionics hardware engineer, FPGA engineer, electronics test engineer, or electrical systems engineer.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on spacecraft systems supporting space manufacturing and hypersonic reentry testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams on vehicles designed, built, integrated, and tested in-house.
• Contribute to engineering best practices, test automation, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and train new engineers in a learning-focused environment.
• Potential eligibility for stock options and/or long-term cash awards.