Staff Avionics Engineer (C&DH) Verified today
About the role
Avionics Engineers at BlackSky ensure all components, subsystems, hardware and software integrate to produce best-in-class spacecraft. As Staff Avionics Engineer (C&DH), you will provide key technical leadership in the definition, verification, assembly and delivery of industry-defining spacecraft. You will work throughout the engineering lifecycle from mission needs through design, integration, test and on-orbit operation.
You will be based in Tukwila, WA on a hybrid schedule with significant flexibility for remote work.
What you will do
- Organize, lead and support development of Systems Engineering deliverables
- Define and decompose mission CONOPS into Avionics subsystem and component requirements
- Build and maintain tools to rapidly generate space-vehicle technical budgets and analysis products
- Develop system, subsystem and component verification and test plans
- Communicate technical information (analysis results, findings, trades) to peers, the Program Chief Engineer, program management and customers
- Work with software developers to facilitate understanding of the system and component capabilities
- Participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) as a subject matter expert in compute systems
- Provide technical oversight of component and unit suppliers and support supply chain activities
- Build and refine automated tools for analyzing test, analysis and verification data at component, subsystem, vehicle and constellation levels
What we need
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Computer Science, Aerospace, Systems or Electrical preferred)
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Aerospace or Defense Industry, with at least 2 years developing hardware and software systems
- Strong foundation in compute hardware and subsystem development lifecycle
- Strong understanding of spacecraft, subsystem behaviors and associated dependencies
- Demonstrated ability to produce satellite budgets related to compute systems (compute overhead, data throughput, data storage)
- Proficient with requirements management practices
- Experience developing systems engineering artifacts: Interface Control Documents, block diagrams, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, state machines
- Experience coordinating with supply chain as a technical point of contact for hardware suppliers
- Strong sense of ownership, innate sense of urgency and bias toward eliminating waste and inefficiency
Preferred qualifications
- Demonstrated technical depth in high speed digital communications and compute systems
- Proficiency developing and troubleshooting high speed hardware interfaces (10G and 25G Ethernet, PCIe, SerDes)
- Experience with requirements tracking tools (Jama, DOORS)
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, GitHub or similar tools
- Strong understanding of spacecraft avionics, space environment, basic astrodynamics and spacecraft design considerations
- Experience working within Scaled Agile or comparable Agile framework
Compensation and benefits
Anticipated salary range for Great Seattle Area, WA: 165,000 to 180,000 per year, dependent on background and education.
Full-time benefits eligible employees receive: Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance (BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision, plus 100 dollars per month for out-of-pocket expenses). 15 days PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays, paid volunteerism leave, parental leave. 401(k) with employer match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Stock Purchase Program, Employee Assistance Program, Travel Assistance Program, employer matching donations and professional development.
Requirements
To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.