Avionics Hardware Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in Toulouse, France

Company

hirify.global develops AI-guided interceptors for drones and cruise missiles, together with the software platform that powers them, for NATO-aligned militaries and defense institutions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and integrate avionics and electronic subsystems for high-performance unmanned aerial systems.
• Own schematic capture, PCB layout reviews, component selection, electrical architecture, power distribution, and harnessing for compact, high-dynamic airframes.
• Select and integrate flight controllers, navigation sensors, data links, onboard compute, and other flight-critical electronics.
• Lead bench, hardware-in-the-loop, environmental, ground, and flight testing; analyze results and drive rapid design iterations.
• Integrate electronics into airframes, diagnose hardware, power, signal integrity, and EMI/EMC issues, and support full system integration.
• Manage suppliers, component obsolescence, second-sourcing, design documentation, BOMs, interface control documents, qualification activities, and series-production readiness.

Requirements

• MSc or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–8 years of experience in avionics, embedded hardware, or electronics design, ideally involving UAS, aircraft, missiles, or other airborne systems.
• Hands-on experience taking boards from schematic through tested flight hardware.
• Solid understanding of power electronics, motor control, RF and data links, and sensor interfaces.
• Hands-on laboratory experience with oscilloscopes, soldering irons, and test benches.
• Ability to solve problems rigorously, make pragmatic performance/cost/schedule trade-offs, and deliver under tight timelines.
• Clear technical communication in documentation and design reviews, with high integrity, discretion, and understanding of security culture.
• Fluent English required; French is a plus.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with PX4, ArduPilot, or proprietary autopilot ecosystems.
• Experience in a defense startup, neoprime, or fast-moving hardware environment.
• Knowledge of MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810, DO-160, or equivalent standards.
• Embedded firmware experience in C/C++ on STM32 or similar microcontrollers.
• Experience integrating edge compute modules such as NVIDIA Jetson and high-bandwidth data links.
• Exposure to counter-UAS or air defense systems.
• Willingness to travel to test ranges and field sites.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on, lab-oriented work across Software, Guidance & Navigation, Mechanical, Product, and Flight Test teams.
• Short iteration loops involving design reviews, trade studies, product roadmap decisions, and rapid hardware iterations.
• Work on systems deployed during live exercises and operational demonstrations across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
• Support for field deployments, test campaigns, and industrial scaling from early prototypes through series production.