Avionics Integration Engineer Verified today
About the role
As an Avionics Integration Engineer at Astranis, you will develop, design, and implement tests and test systems for the vast majority of electronics on our spacecraft. You will prove that our suite of avionics, power, propulsion, and thermal designs work across environments to guarantee success on orbit.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and design automated hardware and software solutions to test and validate flight-worthy hardware
- Debug complex vehicle electrical systems issues
- Design PCBAs to interface with flight hardware
- Write object-oriented Python software to control test equipment, custom hardware, and our satellites
- Implement new integration and test processes to raise efficiency without compromising quality
- Lead large, high-visibility test campaigns with multiple stakeholders across the company, including scheduling, work distribution, risk mitigation, and execution
- Work closely with design teams to provide feedback through qualification and acceptance processes
- Contribute to system-level and unit-level issue mitigation efforts
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional team members
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
- 1 or more years of experience or equivalent internship or project experience
- Strong electrical engineering fundamentals
- Experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies)
- Experience debugging systems and circuits with multiple layers of hardware and software integration
- Ability to work with and comprehend wiring diagrams, electrical schematics, and block diagrams
- Exposure to turning high-level requirements into clear design and test objectives
- Passion for hardware development in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
Bonus experience
- Environmental testing (vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, TVAC)
- Technical project management
- Altium Designer
- Python programming
- Designing and building electrical harnesses and connectors
- Automating tests and instrumentation
Compensation
Base salary: $115,000 to $145,000 USD. Compensation package includes equity via incentive stock options, company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and on-site catered meals.
Requirements
U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required to comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations.