Senior Systems Engineer, Avionics

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. Employment is limited to U.S. persons authorized to access ITAR-controlled technology.

Salary: $140,333–$202,703 per year, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing payloads, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses, built and operated in-house.

What you will do

• Define avionics project scopes and initial requirements, guiding designs from concept through prototype and full-scale production.
• Develop electrical architectures, system diagrams, and resource budgets covering power, telemetry, channel count, size, and mass.
• Analyze faults and risks, create mitigation plans, and support FDIR or operational workarounds.
• Plan and conduct verification for flight and hardware-in-the-loop avionics systems, ensuring launch and mission readiness.
• Support mission operations, determine system health, recommend corrective actions, and lead integrated systems investigations.
• Design, build, and operate HITL testbeds and avionics ground infrastructure, including test racks and R&D equipment; improve test automation and mentor engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in system design, test planning, and validation.
• Proficiency in programming and debugging with Python.
• Experience with power supplies, modular DAQ systems, RTD and 4–20 mA devices, and general test equipment.
• Must be a U.S. person authorized to work in the United States and access export-controlled technology under ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience taking vehicle electrical systems from concept through operational production.
• Experience setting up HITL testbeds, managing configuration control, and conducting system-level tests.
• Familiarity with Unix environments and command-line utilities.
• Experience developing test cases and test equipment for vehicle operating conditions.
• Strong project or program management skills.
• Relevant experience as an Avionics Hardware Engineer, FPGA Engineer, Electronics Test Engineer, or Electrical Systems Engineer.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with cross-functional engineering teams on spacecraft, space manufacturing, and hypersonic reentry systems.
• Support a culture of learning, mentoring, and continuous improvement.
• Eligibility for incentives through stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
• Equal-opportunity employment with evaluation based on merit, qualifications, and performance.

Hiring process

• Employment eligibility and access to export-controlled technology are subject to U.S.-person and ITAR requirements.