Avionics Design Engineer Verified today
The Role
As an Avionics Design Engineer at Logos Space, you will architect, build, and field high-bandwidth flight processing units and avionics that power our next-generation LEO constellation. You will own flight hardware across its entire lifecycle, taking vague, complex design concepts and translating them into flight-ready hardware that survives and thrives on-orbit.
Key Responsibilities
- End-to-End Design Ownership: Architect and design flight avionics, high-speed processing boards, and payload digital systems from initial architecture through schematic capture, layout guidance, and bring-up.
- Advanced Analysis: Conduct Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), Worst-Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA/Monte Carlo), and Parts Stress/Derating analysis to guarantee high-reliability performance in space.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with Flight Software, RF, Mechanical, and Thermal engineering teams to optimize system-level tradeoffs, board pinouts, and physical packaging.
- Manufacturing & Bring-Up: Collaborate with Contract Manufacturers (CMs) for DFM/DFA reviews, PCBA assembly oversight, rapid prototyping, and hands-on lab troubleshooting.
- Validation & Flight Qualification: Generate comprehensive technical drawings, specifications, test procedures, and reports; lead board-level and system-level environmental testing (thermal vacuum, vibration, EMI/EMC).
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in digital electrical design and hardware analysis.
- Proven experience designing with high-speed digital interfaces (DDR4/DDR5, 1G/10G Ethernet, PCIe) and communication buses (CAN, RS-422/RS-485, SPI, I2C).
- 3+ years of hands-on experience using Signal and Power Integrity modeling tools (e.g., Ansys SIwave, HyperLynx).
- Advanced design experience with professional schematic capture and PCB layout tools, preferably Altium Designer.
- Demonstrated track record with Worst-Case Analysis (WCCA), parts stress evaluation, and derating.
- Deep proficiency with lab diagnostic tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, power supplies).
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident due to export control regulations (ITAR/EAR).
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or STEM field.
- Experience designing high-density FPGA or SoC processing systems for space or aerospace applications.
- Familiarity with industry space derating and design standards (EEE-INST-002, ECSS-Q-ST-30-11C, IPC-2221).
- Hands-on experience with circuit simulation software (LTSpice, SIMetrix/SIMPLIS).
- Knowledge of EMI/EMC/ESD design mitigations and testing protocols for space flight hardware.
- Scripting and test automation skills using Python or MATLAB.
- Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
Work Environment
- On-site opportunity in Mountain View, CA or San Diego, CA with relocation support available.
- In-house rapid prototyping and dedicated test lab access to validate designs quickly.