Technical Staff Engineer – Business Development (Aerospace & Defense, U.S. West Region)

Location: Irvine, California, United States; U.S. citizenship, permanent U.S. residency, or protected-individual status required for export-controlled technology access

Annual base salary: $75,000–$232,000, plus restricted stock units and quarterly bonus payments

Company

hirify.global is a large semiconductor technology company developing products and solutions that power electronics and space applications.

What you will do

• Build and manage relationships with major aerospace and defense customers across the U.S. West Region.
• Identify, qualify, and develop new FPGA business opportunities.
• Deliver technical updates, product briefings, and solution presentations onsite and virtually.
• Partner with sales teams to manage pipelines, resolve deal blockers, and accelerate opportunity closure.
• Drive FPGA design-ins and design-wins while contributing to forecasting and operational planning.
• Influence product roadmaps, IP priorities, go-to-market activities, and long-term strategy through market insight.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in FPGA field applications, technical sales, or semiconductor business development.
• Strong communication skills for presenting technical value and understanding customer needs.
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, marketing, and sales teams.
• Strategic mindset focused on technology direction and customer success.
• U.S. citizenship, permanent U.S. residency, or protected-individual classification required under U.S. export-control requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a large organization focused on FPGA technology for space applications.
• Collaborate with industry experts and contribute to next-generation architectures.
• Health benefits begin on the first day of employment.
• Retirement savings plans, an employee stock purchase program with a two-year lookback, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonuses are included.
• Travel requirement is 25%–50%, including attendance at conferences, trade shows, and technical forums.