Avionics Engineer I - Design (Aerospace)

Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, and satellite subsystems for commercial, government, and defense missions.

What you will do

• Design and develop flight-quality PCBAs for spacecraft avionics, including schematics, component selection, power electronics, control systems, and collaboration with PCB layout designers.
• Perform worst-case analysis, power budgeting, thermal derating, and signal integrity assessments.
• Bring up, debug, and verify prototype hardware, and support thermal vacuum, vibration, and EMI/EMC testing.
• Create schematics, bills of materials, test reports, and design justification documentation.
• Collaborate with Test, Manufacturing, Systems Engineering, and other subsystem teams to resolve interface issues and support integrated system development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronics, or a related field, plus 1–3+ years of electronics design or hardware development experience.
• Strong knowledge of power electronics, analogue and digital circuit design, signal integrity, and grounding principles.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using eCAD tools, preferably Altium Designer, and circuit simulation tools such as LTspice or SPICE.
• Hands-on experience with laboratory instrumentation, datasheets, component-level analysis, and hardware troubleshooting.
• Strong documentation and communication skills for cross-functional engineering work.
• For New Zealand roles, eligibility to access equipment and data regulated by U.S. ITAR is required; nationality checks and background checks are conducted before employment offers.

Nice to have

• Experience with DC-DC converters, linear regulators, power distribution circuits, or motor drive electronics.
• Knowledge of radiation effects, thermal management in vacuum, component derating, or aerospace qualification testing.
• Experience with detailed electrical analysis, DFM/DFT, Python or MATLAB, test automation, or FPGA development using Verilog/VHDL.
• Understanding of requirements management and configuration control in regulated or high-reliability environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on real spacecraft and space hardware for commercial, government, and defense missions.
• Collaborative, hands-on engineering environment focused on teamwork and practical delivery.
• Work involves tight deadlines, high-pressure technical challenges, and continuous innovation.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support are provided.