Responsibilities
- Define and verify system architectures for avionics, payload electronics, power distribution, and environmental controls, including block diagrams, specifications, and test strategies.
- Select and qualify electronic components, choosing between commercial off-the-shelf and radiation-hardened parts based on mission requirements.
- Manage the development and manufacturing of hardware from prototype through production, ensuring quality and compliance.
- Develop and carry out comprehensive system tests including electrical, functional, EMI/EMC, thermal, and mechanical stress, then analyze results and document findings.
- Lead integration of electronic systems by defining and maintaining interface control documents and resolving cross-team interface conflicts.
- Create and maintain technical documentation such as design specs, test plans, and operational guides, while building a reusable knowledge repository.
- Translate customer mission goals into technical requirements and effectively communicate solutions during reviews and product delivery events.
- Guide junior engineers, lead design reviews, and promote effective collaboration across engineering disciplines.
Compensation
Competitive salary and benefits package
Work Arrangement
On-site or hybrid with primary location
Team
Collaborative engineering environment with cross-functional teams focused on space-qualified systems
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical field
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in systems or electronics engineering for aerospace or defense applications
- Proven experience with spaceflight hardware development lifecycle
- Strong understanding of radiation effects on electronics and mitigation techniques
- Experience with system-level testing in thermal-vacuum, vibration, and EMI/EMC environments
- Familiarity with MIL-STD and NASA standards for space systems
- Active security clearance or ability to obtain one
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Engineering or Physics
- Experience with FPGA-based systems and high-speed digital design
- Knowledge of power system modeling and analysis tools
- Experience leading systems engineering teams on complex hardware programs
- Working knowledge of configuration and data management systems
Available for qualified candidates
