On-board Data Handling Engineer

Location: London, United Kingdom; working with the Electrical team on current missions and future programmes.

Company

hirify.global develops in-orbit servicing and space debris removal solutions to enable sustainable space operations.

What you will do

• Develop high-level architectures and detailed electronics designs for spacecraft data handling systems, from specification through integration.
• Define hardware, interfaces, protocols, requirements, budgets, parametric models, validation, verification, and test plans for data handling systems.
• Specify and select on-board processing hardware, support test equipment definition, and contribute to system- and spacecraft-level AIV/T, integration, testing, and flight operations.
• Act as the technical point of contact for data handling systems across internal teams, flight software, customers, and subcontractors.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including design and verification plans, FMEA, review documentation, and in-orbit operational procedures.
• Support avionics procurement, review RFP responses, supervise subcontractors, and contribute to future and in-house data handling product development.

Requirements

• BSc or MSc in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of Electrical Engineering experience in the space industry in an avionics or data handling role.
• Knowledge of common spacecraft communication buses, including CAN, SpaceWire, and Ethernet.
• Familiarity with programmable logic and microcontrollers.
• Experience with system-level requirements, interfaces, and technical documentation.
• Knowledge of typical programme lifecycles and previous active contribution to formal reviews such as PDR and CDR.
• Ability to work in a team and collaborate outside the immediate area of expertise.
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to handle multiple technical topics in parallel.

Nice to have

• Detailed understanding of spacecraft computer architectures.
• Embedded software or HDL programming experience.
• Experience with space-to-ground communications protocols and RF links, including CCSDS standards and the Packet Utilisation Standard.
• Detailed understanding of electronics analysis, design, build, and test.
• Hands-on electronics design and test experience, including fault diagnosis.
• Experience with common space standards such as ECSS and MIL, including associated tailoring.
• Experience interacting with institutional customers such as ESA or the UK Space Agency.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within an expert engineering team focused on sustainable space operations.
• Collaborate across subsystem, software, systems, customer, and subcontractor teams.
• Contribute across the complete mission lifecycle, from concept and requirements definition through launch and in-orbit commissioning.