Lead Avionics Electrical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Hawthorne, California; hybrid work based in the Hawthorne office

Salary: $183,000–$230,000 per year

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers and ground support equipment for exploration of distant planetary bodies.

What you will do

• Lead the Computing Electrical Engineering group of 5+ people and support technical development, performance evaluations, and career growth.
• Own computing and GNC hardware subsystems, including architecture, requirements, design, analysis, testing, delivery, and vehicle operation.
• Lead development of vehicle computers, networking, clocking, GNC sensors, servo controllers, and other mixed-signal electronics.
• Develop mixed-signal PCB assemblies from clean-sheet design through flight, including requirements, architectures, schematics, PCB layout, and concepts of operations.
• Perform power, size, mass, Monte Carlo tolerance, signal integrity, and reliability analyses using engineering tools.
• Lead design reviews, verification and qualification testing, system integration, vehicle assembly, and operational support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 10+ years of professional experience designing power, digital, and analog electrical hardware.
• 2+ years of direct supervision, technical leadership, or management of engineering personnel.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, integration, and testing.
• Experience designing voltage regulators, FPGAs, SoCs, high-speed digital interfaces, precision analog circuits, and clocking architectures.
• Experience with circuit simulation and analysis, laboratory equipment, and hardware verification testing.

Nice to have

• Experience with spaceflight, aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability electronics.
• Experience with radiation effects analysis and mitigation for electronic hardware.
• Experience supporting environmental testing, qualification, and production transition.
• Experience with EDA tools for schematic capture and PCB layout.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment built around trust, balance, diverse perspectives, purposeful execution, and impact.
• 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, lunch stipend, and on-site snacks and beverages.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by a recruiter phone interview.
• Video interviews.
• On-site interview, followed by an offer and hiring decision.