Electronics Test Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California, United States. Must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements under ITAR, including U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, protected-individual status, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations.

Salary: $84,000–$119,000 per year, plus equity and potential performance bonuses.

Company

hirify.global develops advanced communications infrastructure and phased-array ground stations for satellite missions, including national security, global connectivity, and disaster response.

What you will do

• Lead integrated test development from concept through production, including test strategies, requirements, and execution plans.
• Design electrical systems, wiring, fixtures, harnesses, interfaces, and rack integrations for production and development testing.
• Build modular test automation frameworks, drivers, and tooling in Linux using Python, Rust, and C++.
• Maintain test asset reliability through calibration, debugging, upkeep, and continuous improvement.
• Create device and subsystem simulators for hardware-in-the-loop and automated integration testing.
• Support thermal, vibration, shock, and other environmental qualification testing by defining instrumentation and procedures.

Requirements

• 0–4 years of experience and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, and Rust, with comfort working in Linux environments.
• Hands-on experience with power supplies, DC loads, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and network analyzers.
• Experience or ability to work across hardware and software, including firmware bring-up, I2C/SPI/UART interfaces, fault injection, and telemetry capture.
• Must satisfy U.S. ITAR export-control eligibility requirements.
• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends when needed.

Nice to have

• Experience troubleshooting mixed-signal, digital, or RF-adjacent integrated electronics.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 vibration, shock, and thermal testing methods.
• Experience designing and scaling PXI, USB/LXI, or custom-interface test racks and ATE systems into production.
• Experience developing hardware abstraction layers, driver libraries, and test-sequencing frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity through company stock options and comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts, flexible time off, and 10 or more paid holidays annually.
• Retirement savings plans and professional development opportunities.
• Work focused on deploying communications systems for real-world satellite missions.