Avionics Design Reliability Engineer (All Levels)

Location: Hawthorne, California, United States; Workplace type: Onsite

Salary: $137,000–$196,000 per year

Company

hirify.global designs and builds lunar rovers, power systems, and data networks for sustained operations on the Moon.

What you will do

• Lead FMEA for avionics, RF, and power systems and drive design changes that prevent failures.
• Architect avionics design standards, test methodologies, design criteria, requirements, and verification approaches.
• Own change and risk reviews, translating technical risk and impact into actionable decisions.
• Flow reliability requirements to hardware, including margins, screening levels, and derating guidelines.
• Develop analysis tools, review templates, reliability checklists, and design guides.
• Mentor engineers and drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and stronger reliability processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM-related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing and analyzing hardware for space, automotive, or other high-reliability systems.
• Experience designing, integrating, testing, or operating space vehicles or other large, complex systems.
• Experience with reliability engineering methods such as FMEA, accelerated testing, and Weibull analysis.
• Experience with EEE parts, PCBAs, avionics units, RF components, and wire harnesses.
• Experience applying derating, Sneak Circuit Analysis, Worst-Case Circuit Analysis, Design for Excellence, requirements flow-down, or Physics of Failure methodologies.

Nice to have

• 8+ years of experience in design reliability for spacecraft, launch vehicles, aircraft, robotics, or other complex hardware.
• Experience creating engineering standards, review templates, or technical guidance frameworks.
• Experience with manufacturing processes, materials selection, and hardware qualification pathways.
• Experience with fracture control, human-rated hardware standards, or similar reliability frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity ownership in the company.
• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health benefits.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible PTO and parental leave.
• Home office setup reimbursement, weekly lunch stipend, and onsite snacks and beverages.

Hiring process

• Application review.
• Recruiter phone interview followed by video interviews.
• Onsite interview, offer, and hiring decision.