Senior Hardware Engineer, Power Electronics (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $148,000–$222,000 USD annually; leveling ranges from $106,000 to $203,500 USD depending on engineer level.

Company

hirify.global develops launch vehicles and manufacturing systems, including the Terran R rocket, to deliver customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Design, test, and analyze custom electronics for the Terran R launch vehicle.
• Own hardware development from concept and initial design through flight maturity and production.
• Perform board bring-up, design verification, qualification, integration, and vehicle operations.
• Validate, debug, and analyze hardware performance and test data.
• Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, propulsion, GNC, fluids, and stage engineering teams.
• Apply project management skills to deliver reliable hardware on schedule for launch.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing electronics for harsh environments and mission-critical applications such as launch vehicles, spacecraft, aircraft, or robotics.
• Familiarity with eCAD software such as Altium or an equivalent tool.
• Experience with hardware bring-up, validation, debugging, and data analysis.
• Experience with board-level design from concept through manufacturing.
• Experience developing integrated electronics solutions in highly cross-functional teams.

Nice to have

• Embedded software development and integration for avionics systems.
• Design for reliability and manufacturability of avionics hardware and systems.
• Technical expertise in motor drives and control, DC-DC converters, load switches, or high-voltage DC electronics.

Culture & Benefits

• High ownership and autonomy over components that will fly.
• Close collaboration between avionics design, manufacturing, and test functions.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave and an annual learning and development stipend.

Hiring process

• Leveling and final compensation are determined after the interview process based on job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience.