Staff Avionics Hardware Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $175,000–$263,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops rockets, including the Terran R vehicle, to deliver customer payloads to orbit and advance space exploration.

What you will do

• Own the design, development, integration, verification, and delivery of spacecraft avionics systems from concept through flight-qualified hardware.
• Define the foundation of future interplanetary avionics architecture and technical standards.
• Lead avionics hardware builds covering PCB design, harnessing, embedded systems, and environmental qualification.
• Collaborate with propulsion, guidance and control, thermal, and software teams on system integration and performance.
• Coordinate component selection, testing, supplier activities, and delivery schedules.
• Maintain design documentation, test plans, and technical reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering avionics or electronics for aerospace systems or similarly complex environments.
• Ability to take designs from concept through production with minimal supervision.
• Hands-on experience with schematic capture, PCB layout, embedded software interfaces, and system-level testing.
• Experience communicating technical information clearly and working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Technical experience with Mars missions.
• Experience applying NASA aerospace systems engineering practices in a new-space context.
• Experience with deep-space or high-radiation avionics systems.
• Background in spaceflight hardware environmental testing and qualification.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomous, ownership-driven work with cross-functional collaboration.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Opportunity to contribute to rockets, factories, and interplanetary exploration systems from an early stage of development.