Harness Design Engineer I (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite at hirify.global's headquarters. US citizenship is required due to program requirements, and US ITAR eligibility or required government authorizations may apply.

Base pay: $88,000–$132,000 USD annually in California.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for commercial, scientific, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Design and support spacecraft harness layouts, including connector and backshell selection, wire selection, shielding, split locations, and lengths.
• Generate connector pinout tables from spacecraft interconnect diagrams and maintain harness bills of materials in the PLM system.
• Create electrical system schematics and harness design documentation for spacecraft engineering and CAD modeling.
• Develop avionics subsystem and component test plans and procedures.
• Analyze and evaluate avionics circuits for performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Represent avionics electrical engineering in internal and customer-facing reviews and support multidisciplinary electronic assembly design.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or another engineering discipline.
• Experience with electrical engineering or avionics.
• US citizenship is required due to program requirements.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or another engineering discipline.
• Experience in the aerospace or defense industry, including satellite development programs or satellite operations.
• Understanding of the space environment, orbital mechanics, and rigid body dynamics.
• Experience with LTspice, Altium, Siemens software such as Teamcenter, or requirements management tools such as Jama.
• Experience testing electrical subsystems and assemblies, including thermal vacuum, random vibration, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Knowledge of electronics and electrical systems, including power electronics, communication systems, signal integrity, and grounding.
• Experience with instrumentation, interfaces, sensors, power supplies, oscilloscopes, serial devices, accelerometers, thermocouples, RTDs, and 4–20 mA sensors.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with competing priorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on spacecraft, launch sites, and ambitious space missions.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and zero-cost HDHP options with HSA contributions.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount and company stock included in total compensation.
• Additional benefits include subsidized EV charging, fitness support, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• The role may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.