Avionics Test Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: San Carlos, California, United States; on-site

Salary: $110,000–$150,000 annually

Company

hirify.global is building satellite infrastructure for orbital energy generation, optical communications, and on-orbit computing.

What you will do

• Develop and execute board-level test plans for avionics, power electronics, communications hardware, and compute systems.
• Design and build automated test equipment, hardware-in-the-loop systems, and custom test fixtures.
• Perform PCB bring-up, validation, troubleshooting, electrical characterization, and failure analysis.
• Develop test software, scripts, and automation frameworks using suitable tools.
• Support thermal vacuum, EMI/EMC, thermal cycling, and other environmental qualification testing.
• Analyze results, prepare reports for design reviews and flight readiness assessments, and improve manufacturing screening and reliability processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• 1–5+ years of experience testing and validating complex electronic hardware.
• Experience with board bring-up, PCB debugging, failure analysis, and laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, power supplies, and electronic loads.
• Experience developing automated test systems with Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, or similar tools.
• Strong knowledge of digital electronics, analog circuits, power systems, and embedded hardware.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain the authorizations required under ITAR.

Nice to have

• Experience with aerospace, satellite, defense, or other high-reliability electronic systems.
• Experience with HITL testing, manufacturing test systems, automated validation frameworks, FPGA, embedded, and mixed-signal platforms.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, PCIe, DDR, SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, IPC standards, electronics manufacturing, and radiation test campaigns.
• Experience in fast-paced startup environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity in hirify.global.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, paid time off, and 10 paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave and relocation assistance where applicable.
• Daily office lunch and a stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks.