Avionics Systems Engineer Seen this week

The Role

You will be responsible for system design, analysis, testing and integration of avionics on some of the largest, most powerful, rapidly designed and manufactured satellites. You will have the unique opportunity to collaborate with a cross functional team of engineers to make impactful architecture trades, design new spacecraft hardware, and manage the overall avionics system implementation. You will be the Responsible Engineer for Avionics interfacing, harnessing, instrumentation, RF components, and GNC actuators. You will help establish production test requirements and support vehicle avionics integration to enable high-rate production and constellation launch cadence. In your first two years, you will have qualified hardware for flight, completed avionics integration on the satellite bus, and flown your first spacecraft.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Responsible Engineer for Avionics system design, performance, and hardware across the computing, power system, instrumentation, RF components, GNC sensors, and harnessing on the satellite bus
• Collaborate closely within the cross functional Engineering teams to capture requirements, lead design trades, and integrate the design into the spacecraft systems
• Create and update technical documentation including system diagrams, schematics, interface control documents, procedures, test/anomaly reports
• Execute Avionics component and system testing on flight hardware through development acceptance, qualification, and integration testing
• Support spacecraft integration testing, production issue dispositions, troubleshooting failures, and managing overall spacecraft risk
• Design, develop and build Avionics production infrastructure
• Write modular, reusable test, analysis, and automation software in Python and Rust
• Effectively manage and communicate project plan, milestones, and schedule execution

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering or any equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2+ years of experience in the documentation, development, testing, and integration of space-grade avionics systems
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and high velocity start-up atmosphere
• Creative problem solver that can assess risk and make collaborative design and development decisions

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience with environmental testing for space electronics and harnessing such as thermal, thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, radiation, and EMI/EMC testing per SMC-S-016
• Competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, etc.)
• Strong presentation experience in highly technical design forums and reviews (Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Flight Readiness Reviews, etc.)
• Proficient with NX or similar CAD software including electrical harness routing
• Expertise in PCB schematic capture and board layout, ideally using Altium or similar software
• Experience with Linux, Bash, C++, MODBUS
• Experience with vehicle level testing including writing test procedures, creating robust and efficient test sequencing, and analytical data review to evaluate hardware health

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary range: $100,000 - $150,000 + equity in the company
• Salary based on knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and other perks