Electrical Engineer II-III, CD&H (Aerospace)

Location: Fully onsite at the GravityWorks factory in Centennial, Colorado or Long Beach, California. The role involves office and production-factory work with physical activities including standing, walking, bending, and lifting or carrying up to 20 lbs. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, protected individuals, or eligible to obtain the authorizations required under ITAR.

Base salary: $90,000–$165,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for space superiority and threat response.

What you will do

• Support electrical system architectures, block diagrams, wiring diagrams, interface specifications, and spacecraft avionics documentation.
• Design avionics circuits and subsystems, including power supplies, sensor interfaces, and control circuits, using electrical CAD tools.
• Perform circuit analysis, power budgets, load-flow studies, interface verification, component evaluation, and qualification planning.
• Contribute to FMEA, reliability analysis, risk assessments, derating evaluations, and component selection.
• Execute hardware bring-up, debugging, electrical verification, continuity checks, environmental test support, and laboratory measurements.
• Collaborate on harness design, spacecraft-level integration and testing, design reviews, test reports, issue resolution, and as-built records.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
• 2–7 years of professional experience in electrical engineering, circuit design, or a related technical discipline.
• Fundamental knowledge of circuit design, power electronics, and electrical systems.
• Familiarity with schematic-capture tools such as Altium, OrCAD, EAGLE, KiCad, or similar.
• Basic understanding of circuit simulation, power budgeting, component derating, or related electrical analysis methods.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and signal generators.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, datasheets, and technical specifications.
• Strong attention to detail, documentation skills, communication skills, and ability to work effectively in a team.
• Self-motivated learning approach and eagerness to develop expertise in aerospace electrical engineering.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability applications.
• Exposure to FMEA, fault tree analysis, reliability modeling, space-grade components, radiation effects, or environmental qualification testing.
• Experience creating technical diagrams with Visio, Lucidchart, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of CAN, SPI, I2C, RS-422, or UART protocols.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, or similar tools for analysis and automation.
• Understanding of PCB design principles and collaboration with layout engineers.
• Familiarity with NASA-STD-8739, MIL-STD-461, or IPC standards, and interest in spacecraft systems, power electronics, or embedded hardware design.

Culture & Benefits

• Multidisciplinary, in-office collaboration on next-generation space vehicle technology.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA/HRA options.
• Flexible Time Off for exempt employees, up to 25 accrued PTO days for non-exempt employees, 12 paid holidays, parental leave, and sick leave.
• 401(k), fitness reimbursement, catered lunch and snacks for in-office employees, and equity participation.
• The role is full-time and permanent; applications for fixed-term and temporary roles are not accepted.

Hiring process

• Applications remain open until the position is successfully filled.
• Applicant identity may be verified through third-party tools to prevent application fraud and impersonation.