Staff Engineer, Power Electronics
Core
Technical authority for spacecraft avionics programs, establishing architecture standards and managing multi-program risk/schedule.
Role type
Staff Project Engineer (Systems Engineering)
Builds
Flight-grade spacecraft avionics hardware and systems
Domain
Aerospace / Spacecraft Avionics
Required skills
Systems engineering, requirements management, PCB design, FPGA design, spacecraft electronics, complex system design, avionics testing, risk management, change control, configuration management, earned-value reporting
Preferred skills
SpaceWire, Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, CAN, RS-422/TTL, environmental qualification (vibration, thermal-vacuum, EMI/EMC), ISO 9001, ECSS, DFx methodologies
Technologies
MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, EVMS, JAMA, Polarian
Responsibilities
Define and enforce avionics architecture standards, oversee requirements management and verification strategies, chair technical reviews, lead multi-program risk management, serve as escalation point for system anomalies, coordinate cross-functional teams, mentor project engineers, improve project-engineering workflows
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with leadership