Sr Electrical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Lone Tree, Colorado, United States; in-office workplace with hybrid environment possible

Estimated starting salary: $131,010.00–$180,138.75 per year, plus performance-based annual incentive pay.

Company

hirify.global develops aerospace, aviation, defense, command-and-control, and national security systems, including next-generation airborne command capabilities.

What you will do

• Lead the design, development, construction, and testing of a System Integration Lab for electrical and electronic systems.
• Provide technical direction to a small team of electrical engineers and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
• Plan day-to-day technical work, evaluate resource effort, and contribute to strategic engineering planning.
• Oversee testing and validation, troubleshoot electrical systems and circuits, and analyze performance data.
• Develop, document, and review technical designs, test plans, and results.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, lead design reviews, and communicate with engineering, programmatic, and customer stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; a higher relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering or a related role.
• Extensive experience with aircraft electrical/electronic systems and equipment.
• Experience interpreting electrical/electronic drawings, including schematics, wiring diagrams, and parts lists.
• Ability to plan technical tasks, evaluate resource effort, clarify complex technical situations, and solve problems independently.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to engineering, management, programmatic, and customer audiences.
• Highly organized, detail-focused, and proactive when addressing technical and programmatic challenges.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for employment because an active U.S. Security Clearance is needed.
• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods, handle small components and equipment precisely, travel as required, and work with technical documents, schematics, and instrument measurements.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of aerospace and defense standards and practices and experience setting up or working in an electrical lab.
• Experience with electrical CAD applications, particularly CATIA Electrical for wiring design.
• Experience with Electrical Load Analysis, FAA certification processes including STC, and configuration management.
• Familiarity with electromagnetic effects, EMC, EMI, HIRF, and indirect effects of lightning.
• Knowledge of model-based definition, electrical component selection, manufacturing, and production processes.
• Knowledge of avionics data bus protocols and integration testing tools such as ARINC 429, ARINC 664/AFDX, and MIL-STD-1553 analyzers.
• Exposure to functional and logical models, electrical/electronic system analysis, circuit modeling, simulation, and analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role supporting aerospace, defense, and national security missions.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, and a 401(k) with a 150% match up to 6%.
• Three weeks of paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Annual incentive pay based on performance.
• Work is primarily in an office, with hybrid work possible; travel may be required.

Hiring process

• The posting will remain open for at least five days and may be extended according to business needs.
• Employment is subject to the U.S. security-clearance eligibility process; non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain the required clearance.