Staff Space Electrical Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California, in the Los Angeles area. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. government authorizations under export regulations.

Salary: $150,000–$210,000 per year, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global is a Series C startup developing mass-producible, inherently safe microreactors for terrestrial, underwater, and space applications.

What you will do

• Own system-level electrical architecture for space nuclear reactors and testbeds.
• Design and assess power distribution, instrumentation, controls, and electronics for harsh space and nuclear environments.
• Lead hardware, firmware, and test-infrastructure integration, bring-up, troubleshooting, and R&D testing.
• Produce and review schematics, wiring documentation, safety inputs, hazard analyses, test procedures, and reports.
• Coordinate with Licensing and regulators on instrumentation-loop design basis, fail-safe architecture, redundancy, and compliance milestones.
• Support design reviews, Documented Safety Analysis inputs, hazard analysis, and verification of safety-class and safety-significant equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience designing and analyzing electrical or instrumentation systems, ideally in nuclear, aerospace, energy, or industrial automation.
• Familiarity with electrical requirements for regulated environments, wiring codes, control-logic documentation, and safety classification.
• Experience with advanced control architectures or SCADA in high-reliability environments is valuable.
• Flexibility to support hardware development milestones, including occasional weekends or extended hours, and willingness to travel for testing or supplier engagement.
• Must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements or be able to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience with power electronics or power-conversion systems.
• Master’s degree or higher in Electrical or Controls Engineering.
• Experience with electrical systems in space or nuclear radiation environments and testing under vacuum or radiation conditions.
• Knowledge of MIL, NASA/ESA, IEEE 379, IEEE 497, GDE-987, and DOE-1189 requirements.
• Prior nuclear or defense-sector experience and strong communication skills for explaining control loops and design rationales to engineers and regulators.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission focused on advanced nuclear energy, climate solutions, defense, and space exploration.
• Values systems thinking, end-user focus, unconventional problem solving, nuanced decision-making, and direct stakeholder engagement.
• Deep work can be performed remotely, while teams prioritize working together in person.
• Equity is included in the compensation package.