Avionics Equipment Technical Owner Verified today
About the role
Join The Exploration Company as Avionics Equipment Technical Owner. You will design, test and optimize avionics equipment, ensuring compliance with mission loads and safety requirements. You will be the single point of contact and full technical owner for one avionics unit from concept to flight model.
Key responsibilities
- Point of contact and full owner for one avionics unit
- Owner of equipment from concept and breadboard phase through Engineering Model, Qualification Model and Flight Model
- Owner of unit documentation, ICDs and requirements
- Owner of box-level FDIR and FMEA analysis
- Coordinate all disciplines working on the unit: electronics design, mechanical design, system engineers, test team and EGSE team
- Coordinate and run test campaigns (EM, QM, FM) covering functional and environmental tests: vibration, shock, TVAC, EMC
- Analyse test data following test campaigns
- Define improvement roadmap between models and between flights
- Work closely with functional chains (thermal, ECLSS, propulsion) to plan system-level tests
- Stay current with industry trends and advancements in avionics design
What you bring
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field
- Hands-on experience in avionics equipment design, with focus on aerospace applications
- Proficiency in avionics design tools and software
- Understanding of space-relevant standards: ECSS, MIL-STD, NASA-HBK and regulations
- Knowledge of safety-critical design principles
- Familiarity with RAMS aspects: FMECA, FDIR and related methodologies
- Familiarity with environmental and reliability considerations in avionics design
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
- Meticulous attention to detail in design, analysis and documentation
- Hands-on mentality at testing and problem debugging in laboratory
Working at The Exploration Company
- Agile decision-making while keeping goals and systems in mind
- Open and collaborative culture with transparency on risks and obstacles
- Work on democratising space access
- Relocation assistance provided, including visa sponsorship where applicable
Background check required as contingent upon successful completion.