Senior Harness Design Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States. This position is based at hirify.global's global headquarters and is subject to U.S. Government space technology export regulations.

Base pay range: $140,000–$210,000 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end aerospace company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical space systems for exploration, commercial, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Design and develop spacecraft electrical harness systems, including connectors, backshells, wires, shielding, and routing.
• Generate wiring diagrams, pinout tables, interface definitions, fabrication drawings, and harness documentation.
• Interpret spacecraft system architectures and define electrical interfaces with systems engineering.
• Create and maintain harness bills of materials in PLM tools and support fabrication to space-grade standards.
• Define and verify harness acceptance criteria through continuity, insulation resistance, functional testing, and inspection.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, and AIT teams while troubleshooting harness issues during fabrication, integration, and testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or another engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of electrical engineering or avionics experience.
• Strong electrical design knowledge covering wiring, interfaces, schematics, performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• For work in U.S. offices, eligibility to comply with ITAR requirements is required: U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, refugee or asylum status, or eligibility to obtain the necessary authorizations.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with competing priorities and tight deadlines.

Nice to have

• Master's or PhD in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or another engineering discipline.
• Aerospace or defense industry experience, including satellite development or operations.
• Experience with Capital Essentials, NX, Teamcenter, JAMA, NASA-STD-8739.4, or IPC/WHMA-A-620.
• Knowledge of power distribution, signal integrity, grounding, communication systems, thermal and mechanical routing considerations, and harness electrical testing.
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on spacecraft, payloads, and components supporting ambitious space missions.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, HSA, flexible spending accounts, disability and life insurance.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, five sick days, paid parental leave, and 11 paid holidays per year.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and discounted employee stock purchase program.
• Onsite gym, subsidized EV charging, food and drinks, and other employee discounts.