Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer, Power (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $148,000–$222,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops launch vehicles and manufacturing systems, including the Terran R rocket for delivering customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Design, test, and analyze custom electronics for the Terran R launch vehicle.
• Lead hardware development from initial concept through flight maturity, production, integration, and vehicle operations.
• Perform board bring-up, design verification, qualification, validation, debugging, and data analysis.
• Develop board-level designs from concept through manufacturing.
• Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, propulsion, GNC, fluids, and stage engineering teams.
• Support reliable, on-schedule hardware development for Terran R launches.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing electronics for harsh environments and mission-critical applications such as launch vehicles, spacecraft, aircraft, or robotics.
• Familiarity with eCAD software such as Altium or an equivalent tool.
• Experience with hardware bring-up, validation, debugging, and data analysis.
• Experience with board-level design from concept through manufacturing.
• Experience collaborating with highly cross-functional engineering teams to develop integrated electronics solutions.

Nice to have

• Embedded software development and integration experience for avionics systems.
• Experience designing avionics hardware and systems for reliability and manufacturability.
• Technical expertise in motor drives and control, DC-DC converters, load switches, or high-voltage DC electronics.

Culture & Benefits

• High ownership and autonomy across avionics design, manufacturing, testing, installation, and operations.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.

Hiring process

• Leveling and final compensation are determined after interviews based on job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience.