Senior Avionics Systems Engineer

What you'll do

• Lead avionics system architecture for new vehicles, including power, data, RF, and sensor topologies.
• Drive closure of vehicle electrical interfaces by coordinating with structures, propulsion, GNC, and software teams.
• Lead vehicle wiring diagram and harness architecture while setting integration standards for avionics components.
• Perform system-level trades on mass, power, thermal, reliability, and cost to provide recommendations to leadership.
• Lead system-level integration and test campaigns to verify the as-built vehicle is go for launch.
• Lead root cause investigations on integrated-vehicle issues and drive corrective actions into the design.
• Support launch operations on the console, including real-time troubleshooting and decision-making.
• Mentor systems engineers and review designs and test plans to raise the team's technical standards.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience with electrical component design, system-level integration of electronic components, or system-level testing.
• 2+ years of experience using software tools such as Python, MATLAB, or C++.
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee (or eligible for State Department authorization).
• Experience leading avionics or electrical system architecture for a vehicle, spacecraft, or other complex electromechanical product (preferred).
• Experience taking a new vehicle or product from concept through first build and test (preferred).
• TOP SECRET CLEARANCE.