Avionics Test Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; onsite

Salary: $105,000–$150,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops in-space transportation vehicles and propulsion systems for orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services.

What you will do

• Develop end-to-end test systems for flight electrical hardware, including circuit boards, optical devices, and electromechanical assemblies.
• Set up, operate, troubleshoot, build, and maintain electrical test equipment, ground support hardware, racks, and integrated testbeds.
• Develop automated testing solutions to collect, analyze, and document test data.
• Collaborate with avionics, propulsion, GNC, software, integration, production, and design engineers to ensure complete test coverage.
• Provide feedback to design engineers to improve the avionics ecosystem and derive test requirements for under-defined systems.
• Travel with spacecraft to launch sites and conduct pre-launch tests.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• At least 2 years of experience testing electrical systems.
• Proficiency in circuit board design using Altium Designer.
• Experience designing and owning test systems from concept through implementation, and executing tests for product development and prototyping.
• Strong organizational, project planning, meeting leadership, and technical communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain the authorizations required under ITAR regulations.

Nice to have

• 5+ years of experience working on vehicle projects such as spacecraft, rockets, cars, boats, planes, or drones.
• Experience designing test stands, hardware racks, and production-environment tests.
• Experience with NI hardware such as cRIO and cDAQ.
• Experience operating hazardous systems and using aerospace test equipment, including vibe tables and thermal chambers.
• Familiarity with spacecraft systems, test campaigns, root-cause analysis, or failure analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with potential eligibility for stock options.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Opportunity to contribute across spacecraft development stages, from initial concepts through on-orbit operations.

Hiring process

• Application and resume review.
• Introductory and technical phone interviews.
• Onsite interview followed by an offer.