Electrical Engineer (UAV)

Location: Sausalito, United States; onsite

Salary: $100K–$160K per year, plus equity compensation.

Company

hirify.global builds drone and sensor technology for autonomous wildfire suppression and climate resilience across high-risk U.S. and allied territory.

What you will do

• Design, develop, test, and integrate hardware systems for autonomous aerial suppression.
• Develop electrical schematics and multi-layer PCB designs using ECAD tools.
• Perform hardware bring-up, testing, debugging, and validation with laboratory equipment.
• Select and evaluate electrical components and manage bills of materials.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with software engineers and other engineering team members to deliver reliable hardware solutions for firefighters.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7+ years of professional experience focused on electrical hardware design and development.
• Proficiency in schematic capture and multi-layer PCB design with ECAD tools such as Altium, OrCAD, or KiCad.
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, testing, debugging, and validation using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and similar laboratory tools.
• Experience with electrical component selection, evaluation, and BOM management.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Design experience with power electronics, motor control circuits, microcontrollers or microprocessors, and/or sensor integration.
• Interest in or experience with robotics, automation, or complex mechatronic systems.
• Experience in aviation, aerospace, or UAV industries.
• Familiarity with regulatory and environmental testing standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite engineering role with competitive salary and equity compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Optional health savings account.
• Unlimited PTO and paid company holidays.
• Mission-driven work focused on wildfire prevention and climate resilience.