Senior Avionics Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

We are working with an exciting Space client who are looking to Develop one of the key enabling technologies that will make Humans a multi-planet species!

In this role, you will lead a team responsible for the design, manufacture, and test for Space bound Avionics.

Responsibilities:

• Prototype PCBAs for motion control, power management, and radio communication
• Define & justify system requirements, conduct trade space analysis, and document decisions
• Design, manufacture, assemble, and test prototype hardware on rapid iteration timelines
• Select or invent firmware standards to meet fault tolerance and reliability specifications
• Interface with adjacent teams to integrate hardware into corresponding mechanical subsystems, with an emphasis on ease of manufacturing and meeting frequent system integration points
• Determine qualification and acceptance testing criteria with common published testing standards

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering
• 2+ years of experience building, testing, and debugging PCBAs for Space Hardware
• Desire and capability to lead a fast and well coordinated team

Desirable:

• Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 3+ years of experience building circuit boards
• Experience in developing low BOM cost electronics for deep space applications, including knowledge of techniques for low cost component selection
• Experience up-screening low cost components for space applications
• Desire and capability to develop hardware on rapid timelines
• Desire and capability to own hardware from prototype to production
• Desire and capability to build test support hardware (custom harnessing, fixtures, etc.) and facilitate test campaigns.

If you are interested then please apply today!