Senior Test Hardware Engineer (Electrical)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; onsite. Occasional travel to test sites is required for asset bring-up, onsite debugging, and coordination with test teams. Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an applicable U.S. export license under ITAR/EAR regulations.

Salary: $130,000–$160,000 per year, plus potential stock options.

Company

hirify.global develops in-space transportation vehicles and spacecraft services for missions beyond Low Earth Orbit and across multiple orbital destinations.

What you will do

• Design, build, deploy, maintain, and improve reusable electrical test hardware platforms for data acquisition, controls, instrumentation, power distribution, networking, and computer-integrated test assets.
• Create electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, cable designs, bills of materials, assembly instructions, checkout procedures, and operating documentation.
• Develop standardized hardware architectures that enable safe, reliable, maintainable, and reusable test systems.
• Manage the hardware lifecycle from requirements and design through procurement, fabrication, integration, commissioning, deployment, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with software automation engineers, IT, test operations, and cross-functional teams to configure computers, integrate systems, and troubleshoot test infrastructure.
• Support new test asset bring-up and resolve issues across electrical hardware, software interfaces, networking, and test systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience designing, building, integrating, or operating electrical test hardware, laboratory equipment, industrial automation systems, or similar engineering hardware.
• Experience creating and maintaining electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, bills of materials, and assembly documentation.
• Experience with EPLAN or a similar electrical design tool, plus working knowledge of data acquisition, instrumentation, sensors, controls, wiring, power supplies, networking, and electrical system integration.
• Hands-on experience with hardware checkout, commissioning, troubleshooting, and operation in a fast-paced environment.
• U.S. Person status or eligibility to obtain an applicable U.S. export license is required due to ITAR/EAR restrictions.

Nice to have

• 7+ years of relevant hands-on experience and strong EPLAN expertise, including project structure, device tagging, terminal blocks, wire numbering, panel layouts, reports, and drawing release workflows.
• Experience designing modular test platforms, low-voltage electrical systems, cable harnesses, grounding schemes, interlocks, emergency-stop circuits, and power distribution systems.
• Experience with NI, Beckhoff, ifm, PLCs, real-time control systems, IO-Link, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, remote I/O, DAQ chassis, controllers, and industrial electrical components.
• Mechanical design experience with enclosures, carts, racks, brackets, sheet metal, and serviceable assemblies.
• Experience with Teamcenter, PLM systems, configuration-controlled documentation, engineering release workflows, or technician training.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in the Assembly, Integration & Test department.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Potential long-term incentives in the form of stock options.
• Planned and infrequent travel focused on high-impact test activities.

Hiring process

• Application and resume review.
• Introductory phone interview followed by technical phone interviews.
• Onsite interview and offer stage.