Avionics Systems Engineer

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 for this role is $100,000 - $150,000 + equity in the company

Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level

Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks