Senior Avionics Engineer

Join Astranis, a satellite technology company, as a Senior Avionics Engineer. In this role, you will lead the design of sub-systems that are critical to our satellites' internal communication, power distribution, sensor aggregation, and flight computer systems. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and work closely with our contract manufacturers to ensure designs are manufacturable and meet quality and reliability standards. Additionally, you will help build optimal processes for hardware development and assist in recruiting new team members.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop space and radiation tolerant and highly reliable electronics that will support the operation of satellites.
• Drive electronics design from concept development, requirements gathering, architecture definition, component selection, schematic capture, layout, simulation, DFx, bringup, verification, and through to qualification.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of mechanical, thermal, software, RTL, RF, GNC, and manufacturing engineers to solve challenging problems and develop innovative and creative solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch

Requirements

Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills

• Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria
• 5+ years of board level experience designing hardware from concept through production
• B.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or similar technical degree
• 5+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles
• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
• Environmental test experience

Radiation effects knowledge

• Experience leading a team of engineers and working with teams in other disciplines
• Strong understanding of computers and knowledge of C, C++, or Python
• Experience with FPGAs, Microcontrollers, and communication schemes (RS-485, SPI, Ethernet, I2C)
• 5+ years of experience with designing and implementing signal conditioning, sensors, electro-mechanical actuators, power switches, embedded computers, or such hardware

Pay

USD 145,000 - 235,000