Senior Electrical Engineer (Satellite C&DH)

Location: Westminster, CO, US; onsite. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations under space technology export regulations.

Salary: $133,000–$161,000 per year. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is offered.

Company

hirify.global develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms.

What you will do

• Define, implement, and verify satellite avionics systems and maintain the C&DH subsystem architecture and interfaces.
• Own subsystem-level analysis, make-buy trades, trade studies for purchased items, and technical vendor interactions.
• Design and execute box-level and subsystem-level plans for design verification, qualification, and acceptance testing.
• Represent C&DH with satellite systems, mechanical, software, and AI&T teams while developing scalable in-house solutions.
• Drive hardware iteration and delivery, prepare technical communications for leadership and executives, and support on-orbit operations.
• Deliver reliable, performant space avionics systems for spaceflight missions.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering from an accredited university.
• At least 5 years of industry experience in spacecraft electrical system design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and troubleshooting; a Master's degree may count as two years of experience.
• Strong understanding of electronics and electrical engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with spacecraft electrical subsystems including processors, digital I/O, timing signals, power rails, and grounding.
• Experience defining electrical ICDs and requirements, digital I/O standards, power interfaces, connectors, and cabling.
• Hands-on experience using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, electronic loads, and signal generators to debug, test, and validate high-reliability electronics.
• Experience with spacecraft data and memory budgets, telemetry, flight software controls, and electronics thermal management.
• Exposure to the space electronics supply chain, production issues, test processes, and flight operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with Python, C++, MATLAB, or other programming languages.
• Experience with rapid prototyping, iteration, and flight delivery cycles.
• Experience evaluating and testing hardware for TID, SEE, EMI, and related effects.
• Familiarity with thermal, shock, vibration, and TVAC environmental testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in a dynamic, cross-functional, hands-on, and autonomous environment.
• Company stock options and benefits including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and retirement plans.
• Work with a small satellite team to develop spacecraft and put them into orbit.
• Equal opportunity employment; unsolicited resumes from contract agencies or search firms are not accepted.