Senior Harness Engineer II - Secret Clearance

Location: Long Beach, California, United States. For work in U.S. offices, candidates must satisfy applicable ITAR authorization requirements and be eligible to work in the United States.

Base pay range: $145,000–$210,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for commercial, scientific, 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, bills of materials, fabrication drawings, and related design documentation.
• Interpret spacecraft electrical architectures and define interfaces with systems engineering.
• Support harness fabrication, acceptance criteria, electrical testing, inspection, integration, and qualification activities.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineering and assembly, integration, and test teams to integrate harnesses into spacecraft.
• Perform electrical analysis and troubleshoot 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.
• Active Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Experience with electrical design principles, wiring diagrams, interface definition, and electrical system architecture interpretation.
• For U.S. office roles, eligibility under U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR, is required.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or another engineering discipline.
• Experience in aerospace or defense, satellite development programs, and satellite operations.
• Experience with Capital Essentials, NX, Teamcenter, and JAMA.
• Knowledge of power distribution, signal integrity, grounding, communication systems, harness standards, and electrical testing.
• Understanding of thermal and mechanical considerations for harness routing and spacecraft integration.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on spacecraft, launch, and space systems missions.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including company-sponsored HSA options.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and employee stock purchase program.
• Onsite gym, subsidized EV charging, food and drinks, and other employee discounts.