Senior Electrical Engineer I/II (Robotics)

Location: Pasadena, California, United States; onsite at hirify.global Robotics

Base pay range: $124,000–$212,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, avionics, robotic systems, and other critical subsystems for exploration, satellite servicing, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Own electrical hardware for robotics and motor-control applications from requirements definition through design, prototyping, fabrication, testing, and production.
• Drive electrical architecture decisions for control algorithms involving FPGA and microcontroller systems.
• Develop PCBA requirements and perform design verification and system integration testing with engineers from other disciplines.
• Design schematics and PCB layouts using Altium Designer.
• Lead environmental testing, including EMI/EMC, TVAC, shock, and vibration testing.
• Support manufacturing, failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and mentorship of support engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or another engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of electrical hardware design experience for Senior Engineer I or 8+ years for Senior Engineer II.
• Experience designing PCBAs with FPGAs and working with motor-control applications and analog signal chains.
• Proficiency with SPICE-based circuit analysis, board bring-up, and debugging.
• Ability to develop electrical design concepts from a blank sheet of paper.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements; U.S. office work is also subject to ITAR eligibility and authorization requirements.

Nice to have

• FPGA firmware development with Verilog, including creating IP from scratch, and experience with Field-Oriented Control.
• Experience with switch-mode power supplies, rigid-flex PCBs, electromechanical design, and Simulink.
• Experience designing electronics for space environments, including radiation effects and SEU/SEL mitigation.
• Experience with environmental testing, EMI/EMC testing, PCBA verification and validation, FMEA, and parametric or worst-case analysis.
• Experience with Librero and Altium Designer schematic capture and layout.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on flight-proven robotics and space systems supporting lunar, planetary, satellite-servicing, and national-security missions.
• Company stock is included in the total compensation package.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, disability, and life insurance benefits, plus a 401(k) with company match.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, and parental leave.
• Additional perks include subsidized EV charging, fitness benefits, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.