9h ago
Principal Avionics Hardware Development Engineer
El Segundo, California, United States
$225k-$275k / year
full-timeleadAerospace
🛠 Tech Stack
💼 About This Role
You'll architect and design flight critical electrical hardware for satellite buses, reentry vehicles, and customer payloads. You'll define subsystem requirements, own PCB design from schematic to validation, and support mission operations on risk tradeoffs. This role stands out for its impact on commercial space infrastructure and a rapidly scaling startup.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Design PCBs from schematic capture through manufacturing test.
- Distill mission objectives into requirements and milestones.
- Own product acceptance and qualification testing for space environments.
- Perform root cause analysis on test failures and mitigate flight risks.
📋 Requirements
- B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related discipline.
- 8+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development.
- Strong hands-on lab experience with oscilloscopes, function generators, multimeters, and power supplies.
- Experience implementing communication protocols like SPI, RS422, and 1000BASE-T.
✨ Nice to Have
- Experience with aerospace sensors and actuators (RTDs, pressure transducers, brushless motors).
- Power electronics design including DC:DC converters.
- Knowledge of signal integrity and mixed-signal circuits.
🎁 Benefits & Perks
- 🚀 Stock options and long-term cash awards.
- 🏢 On-site role in cutting-edge facilities in El Segundo, CA.
- 🧑🚀 Work on spaceflight hardware for in-space manufacturing.
- 📈 Mentorship from veterans of SpaceX and Blue Origin.
- 🛡️ Comprehensive benefits (implied by "Exciting team of professionals a").
🚩 Heads Up
- ITAR restricts hiring to US persons only, limiting diversity.
- High salary range suggests demanding role with potential for long hours.
- Mentions 'risk tradeoffs' which may indicate high-stress decision-making.
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