Stratolaunch is seeking a Sr- or Staff-level Lead Avionics Engineer to provide technical leadership and mentorship as the subject matter expert for an air-launched hypersonic vehicle's avionics systems. You will coordinate and test a broad range of components, leading your team through the full design, integration, and testing lifecycle.
What You'll Do
- Lead architecture, design, analysis, integration, and testing of avionics and electrical systems.
- Maintain configuration control over major avionics system elements including wiring diagrams, 3D CAD, and work orders.
- Coordinate with and lead engineers across a broad spectrum of disciplines to understand requirements and engineer technical solutions.
- Lead coordination with other subsystem leads to develop requirements, test plans, and procedures.
- Perform analysis to gauge system design adequacy and performance to meet program requirements.
- Coordinate with external customers to support range integration, launch license applications, safety documentation, and payload integration.
- Review presentations and support design reviews throughout vehicle development.
- Support ground and/or flight test, as required.
- Evaluate risks and risk mitigation plans to determine if the risks and mitigations are appropriate.
- Provide regular and comprehensive communication to the program Chief Engineer on a weekly and monthly basis.
- Communicate with the Chief Engineer of Avionics to address avionics needs such as training, test equipment upgrades, and processes.
- Manage direct reports, including 1:1s and reviews.
- Contribute to the integration of complex aerospace systems.
- Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, integrity, and fulfillment of commitments.
What We're Looking For
- Knowledge of, and experience with, one or more of these disciplines: electrical engineering, avionics, experimental aircraft and/or launch vehicle integration.
- Experience managing the manufacturing of an aerospace vehicle.
- Experience with integration of avionics wiring and hardware into an aerospace vehicle.
- Experience with aerospace vehicle bring-up, including ground tests, flight tests, and system validation.
- Experience with telemetry systems and IRIG-106 (CH4, CH10, CH7).
- Experience with data acquisition and instrumentation (thermocouples, accelerometers, strain gages, pressure transducers).
- Experience with electrical power systems.
- Experience creating and reviewing wiring diagrams and/or circuit schematics.
- Experience with electrical design analysis such as power budgets, thermal analysis, or RF budgets.
- Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritize tasking to fit within the business goals.
- Complex aerospace system development.
- Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoW security clearance.
- Experience in C/C++, Python, Matlab, or equivalent.
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of environmental testing (vibration, thermal, shock).
- Experience with testing of RF avionics components such as RF transmitters, RF cabling, and RF antennas.
- Experience with MIL-STD-461 Conducted Susceptibility (CS), Radiative Susceptibility (RS), and Radiative Emissions (RE) testing.
- Knowledge of flight termination systems.
- Experience supporting test activities from a control room environment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoW security clearance.
- Experience with data acquisition systems such as National Instruments, ACRA, TTC, Safran, or equivalent.
- Experience with IADS.
- Familiarity with configuration management systems – JIRA, JAMA, Confluence, or equivalent.
Technical Stack
- Programming & Analysis: C/C++, Python, Matlab
- Productivity: MS Office
- Data Acquisition: National Instruments, ACRA, TTC, Safran, IADS
- Configuration Management: JIRA, JAMA, Confluence
Team & Environment
You will lead an avionics team, manage direct reports, and report to both the program Chief Engineer and the Chief Engineer of Avionics.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: Sr Level: $120,500-$158,000; Staff Level: $157,000-$206,000
- 9/80 work schedule
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
- 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
- Tuition reimbursement
Work Mode
This role is onsite in Mojave, CA.
Stratolaunch is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at our company. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
