Principal Space Avionics Hardware Development Engineer
Core
Architect and designer of flight-critical electrical hardware for satellite buses, reentry vehicles, and customer payloads, including flight computers, power systems, and sensors.
Role type
Principal Space Avionics Hardware Engineer
Builds
Flight-critical electrical hardware subsystems for space vehicles and payloads
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems / Avionics
Required skills
PCB design, high-speed signal integrity, power electronics, mixed-signal circuits, EMI/EMC, Altium/KiCad, Python/MATLAB, root cause analysis, system integration testing, sensor/actuator technologies
Preferred skills
Physics/math/chemistry fundamentals for unique environments
Technologies
Altium, KiCad, SPI, RS422, 1000BASE-T, RTDs, pressure transducers, brushless motors, solenoid valves, thermocouples, stepper motors, encoders
Responsibilities
Design PCBs from schematic to manufacturing test; define subsystem requirements and safe operating criteria; collaborate on cross-vehicle system impacts; own product acceptance and qualification testing (Thermal, Vibe, Shock, TVAC, EMI); perform root cause analysis on failures; mentor junior engineers
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship