Lead Avionics Engineer

Location: Onsite in Redondo Beach, United States. Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license under ITAR/EAR regulations.

Salary: $145,000–$175,000 per year, plus potential stock options and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops in-space transportation vehicles and spacecraft systems for missions beyond Low Earth Orbit, including orbital transport, payload deployment, and precision reentry.

What you will do

• Drive avionics program execution, schedules, system trades, requirements tracking, and risk mitigation.
• Support spacecraft electronics from concept and architecture through design, production, integration, and flight.
• Lead electrical and mechanical engineers responsible for circuit-board design, manufacturing, and testing.
• Develop qualification and test campaigns to verify avionics designs against mission requirements.
• Partner with mission management, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.
• Improve system efficiency, manufacturability, reliability, and technical standards while mentoring junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience designing electronics for rockets, spacecraft, or other vehicles.
• Experience with component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and PCB layout.
• Knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, power management, microcontrollers, and interfaces such as SPI, Ethernet, and RS-422.
• Hands-on board-level electronics troubleshooting experience.
• 1+ year of experience leading a team or technical project.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience developing spacecraft or rocket avionics hardware and owning project schedules.
• Knowledge of reliability, radiation, EMC, and related spacecraft avionics considerations.
• Experience in a startup or fast-paced agile development environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work with cross-functional collaboration across spacecraft development teams.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Potential eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of stock options.

Hiring process

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