Electrical Engineer VI (Aerospace/Defense)

Location: Folsom, California or Reno, Nevada; approximately 10% travel required. U.S. Person status is required under ITAR/EAR regulations, including U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or protected individual status.

Base salary: $162,696–$261,690 USD; California range: $173,898–$261,690 USD; Nevada range: $162,696–$244,833 USD.

Company

hirify.global, through wholly owned subsidiary Valley Tech Systems, develops controllable solid propulsion, airborne ISR, missile defense, space launch, reentry, and payload technologies for U.S. Government and commercial space customers.

What you will do

• Lead electrical hardware development for DoD and Missile Defense Agency programs involving controllable solid propulsion systems.
• Define electrical architectures for controller electronics, high-reliability interconnects, sensor interfaces, actuation systems, and propulsion controls.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship through design, integration, qualification, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Lead technical risk assessments, FMEAs, fault tree analyses, worst-case circuit analyses, and mission assurance activities.
• Oversee hardware qualification, EMI/EMC certification, electrical test strategies, supplier coordination, and test-facility activities.
• Represent electrical engineering in SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR reviews; prepare ICDs, test reports, qualification packages, proposals, and capture materials.

Requirements

• 15+ years of electrical hardware design experience, preferably in aerospace, defense, missile, or interceptor systems.
• Experience leading electrical engineering teams through the full hardware development lifecycle and providing technical direction and mentoring.
• Experience with actuation systems, missile or interceptor propulsion controls, actuators, initiation systems, motor drive circuits, or power conditioning.
• Experience qualifying flight hardware to applicable military and aerospace standards, including MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, IPC J-STD-001, IPC-2221, and MIL-PRF-38534/38535.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Advanced expertise in analog and digital circuit design, schematic creation and interpretation, signal integrity, grounding and shielding, and EMI/EMC practices.
• Experience with Altium Designer, OrCAD, PSPICE, or similar schematic, layout, and simulation tools; proficiency with laboratory instrumentation and hardware verification methods.
• Understanding of safety-critical design practices, including redundancy, fault isolation, and mission assurance.
• Ability to develop and present technical documentation to DoD and MDA customer standards.
• U.S. Person status is required under U.S. Government export regulations, and applicants must be eligible to obtain required export authorizations.

Nice to have

• Active DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one.
• Familiarity with the DoD acquisition lifecycle, especially MDA and other DoD programs.
• Experience leading electrical engineering teams in a structured product development environment.
• Strong technical communication skills for presenting complex engineering concepts to internal leadership and government stakeholders.
• Familiarity with MDA MAP and PMAP requirements.

Culture & Benefits

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