Avionics Systems Engineer Verified today
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 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 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 and 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
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 2+ years of experience in 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 such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and network analyzers
- Strong presentation experience in highly technical design forums and reviews including Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, and Flight Readiness Reviews
- 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++, and 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
- Base salary range: $100,000 - $150,000 plus equity
- Salary based on knowledge, skills, education, and experience level
- Comprehensive benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, and paid parental leave
Export Compliance
This role requires access to items controlled by U.S. export control regulations under ITAR. You must be a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual such as refugee/asylee) or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.