Senior Avionics Engineer

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!