Lead Electrical Hardware Engineer (Avionics)

Location: Hybrid, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Applicants must be a U.S. Person eligible to obtain required export authorizations under ITAR and EAR.

Base salary: $140,000–$160,000 per year, excluding benefits and bonus or incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global develops mission-critical space, defense, and national security technologies, including systems for human space exploration and critical asset protection.

What you will do

• Lead the development, manufacturing, and testing of flight avionics hardware across product lines.
• Manage daily avionics team operations, scheduling, tasking, and technical delivery.
• Provide technical and programmatic guidance to employees, subcontractors, consultants, and partner personnel.
• Establish review processes and internal standards for hardware design, circuit analysis, testing, and documentation.
• Act as an independent reviewer for subsystem and vehicle phase-gate and milestone design reviews.
• Drive troubleshooting, failure investigation, and resolution of electrical anomalies during testing, assembly, and environmental qualification.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in electronics hardware development.
• Experience with component or LRU electrical design.
• B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• Proficiency in schematic and board design using Altium, Eagle, OrCAD, or similar tools.
• Ability to mentor and lead small engineering teams developing complex products.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or other protected U.S. individual under applicable export regulations.

Nice to have

• Spacecraft electronics experience, especially for Class D unmanned spacecraft or similar systems.
• High-speed digital PCB design and VITA VPX or SpaceVPX experience.
• Experience with FPGA, microcontroller, processor, or graphics processor programming.
• Knowledge of NASA-STD 4001, NASA-STD 4003, MIL-STD 461, range and ground safety electronics compliance, and space environmental testing.
• Experience with mechanical CAD tools, Microsoft Project, JIRA, or similar tools; an M.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible Time Off supporting work-life balance.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
• 401(k) plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
• Wellness programs, voluntary benefits, and employee support resources.
• Opportunity to work in an innovative, mission-driven aerospace environment.