Technician II, Testbeds & EGSE

Location: Onsite in San Jose, California, 5 days per week. The position requires access to export-controlled information and candidates must meet applicable U.S. export-control eligibility requirements.

Salary: $126,000–$146,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates low Earth orbit satellite constellations and spacecraft systems for mission-critical Earth intelligence.

What you will do

• Assemble HITL testbed racks, avionics modules, wiring, and interconnects from drawings, block diagrams, and engineering direction.
• Build and maintain EGSE used to power, command, and monitor satellites during integration and testing.
• Fabricate, modify, and repair cable harnesses, including connectorization, pinning, crimping, and continuity checkout.
• Perform PCBA assembly and rework using surface-mount and through-hole soldering.
• Maintain power, network, and laboratory infrastructure and troubleshoot electrical issues with engineers using standard test tools.
• Perform light mechanical fabrication, track inventory, and document builds, modifications, and repairs.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience assembling and maintaining electrical or electromechanical hardware.
• Demonstrated skill in harness fabrication, connectorization, pinning, crimping, and continuity testing.
• Experience with PCBA assembly and surface-mount and through-hole rework.
• Ability to use basic electrical test tools, including at least a multimeter, and work from drawings, schematics, and block diagrams with minimal supervision.
• Comfort working in a Linux-heavy development environment, with strong documentation, organization, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Must work onsite in San Jose five days per week and satisfy applicable U.S. export-control access requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting test laboratories, HITL facilities, or similar engineering infrastructure.
• IPC-A-620, J-STD-001, or similar soldering and cable-assembly certification.
• Familiarity with Linux command line, Bash, or Python basics.
• Experience with rack-based electronics, networking, or power-distribution equipment.
• Aerospace, automotive, or other high-reliability industry experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with equity compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan, disability coverage, and life insurance.
• Three weeks of paid vacation for new employees, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, and paid parental leave.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support for applicants and interview participants.