Avionics Engineer (Electronics)

Alt; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation support

Meals provided

Company housing

Job summary

Alt, a Germany-based rocketry startup, seeks an Avionics Engineer to design, build, test, and support electronic systems for our launch vehicles. You will work hands-on with flight hardware and ground-support equipment, collaborating with systems, software, propulsion, mechanical, and test teams to deliver reliable electronics for demanding aerospace environments.

You will define requirements and interfaces, design schematics and PCBs, and contribute to production documentation while engaging in

Qualifications

• A degree in electrical engineering, avionics, or related field with practical aerospace exposure.
• Experience designing, developing, testing, or integrating complex electronic hardware in high‑reliability environments.
• Strong grasp of analogue/digital electronics, power distribution, sensors, and interfaces.
• Proficient in schematics, PCB development, component selection, and lab verification.

Responsibilities

• Develop avionics electronics for flight hardware including power, control, sensing, telemetry, and data acquisition.
• Define requirements, interfaces, architectures, schematics and production documentation.
• Design, build, and maintain electrical ground-support equipment and test fixtures.
• Bring up, debug, integrate, and verify electronic hardware in lab, test stands, and on vehicle.
• Collaborate across flight software, systems, propulsion, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.
• Support environmental testing, hardware campaigns, and continuous improvement of avionics designs.

Skills

Analog Electronics

Digital Electronics

Power Distribution

Sensors & Conditioning

Hardware Interfaces

Schematic Design

PCB Design

Lab Testing

Documentation

Education

Electrical/Avionics Engineering degree

Aerospace/high-reliability experience

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Job description

Avionics Engineer – Electronics & Ground Support Equipment

We are looking for an Avionics Engineer to design, build, test, and support the electronic systems that enable our launch vehicles to operate. You will work across both flight hardware and electrical ground-support equipment, contributing to the full development cycle from requirements and architecture through integration, test, and flight readiness.

This is a hands‑on role for someone who enjoys working close to hardware. You will collaborate with systems, flight software, propulsion, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineers to develop reliable electronics for demanding aerospace environments and the facilities used to test them.

About us

We’re a Germany‑based rocketry startup currently in stealth mode, scaling up rapidly to meet the demand for high‑performance, reliable, and scalable solid propulsion technologies for space and defense applications.

We are already launching suborbital and ballistic rockets on a regular basis, generating significant revenue and applying our knowledge toward the development of an orbital rocket.

We are working hard to build something truly spectacular.

To thrive here you will need to be comfortable working at pace, with the autonomy to make decisions and execute on them quickly. If you’re excited by hard technical challenges and want a role where you will make a real difference each day to the future of the company, we may be the place for you.

At our company, job titles and career progression are earned, not determined by years of experience alone. They reflect the responsibility you take on and the dedication you bring to each project. If you’re ready to rise to the challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities

• Develop avionics electronics for flight hardware, including power, control, sensing, instrumentation, telemetry, and data‑acquisition systems.

• Define requirements, interfaces, architectures, schematics, PCB designs, component selections, and production documentation.

• Design, build, and maintain electrical ground‑support equipment, test fixtures, harnesses, and facility interfaces.

• Bring up, debug, integrate, and verify electronic hardware in the laboratory, on test stands, and on vehicle hardware.

• Work closely with flight software, systems, propulsion, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams to resolve cross‑disciplinary issues.

• Support environmental testing, hardware campaigns, launch operations, and the continuous improvement of avionics designs and processes.

What we are looking for

• A degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, avionics, computer engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent practical experience may also be relevant.

• Experience designing, developing, testing, or integrating complex electronic hardware in aerospace, space, defence, automotive, robotics, or another high‑reliability environment.

• Strong understanding of analogue and digital electronics, power distribution, sensors, signal conditioning, and hardware interfaces.

• Practical experience with schematics, PCB development, component selection, laboratory testing, and technical documentation.

• A methodical approach to requirements, verification, fault finding, configuration control, and hardware safety.

• The ability to work hands‑on and independently while collaborating effectively across a small, fast‑moving engineering team.

Desirable experience

• Flight hardware for launch vehicles, spacecraft, aircraft, missiles, or other safety‑critical aerospace systems.

• Electrical ground‑support equipment, test stands, instrumentation, data acquisition, harnessing, or vehicle integration.

• Embedded electronics, microcontrollers, communication interfaces, telemetry systems, or hardware‑software integration.

• Environmental, vibration, thermal, electromagnetic compatibility, or qualification testing.

• ECAD tools such as Altium, KiCad, or similar, together with experience taking hardware into production.

• Experience with aerospace quality processes, component derating, FMEA, reliability analysis, or formal verification and validation.

Benefits and important information:

• We offer top‑decile compensation packages, bonuses and meaningful equity, to attract exceptional aerospace talent.

• Every employee is awarded stock options in the company, you will directly benefit from your own hard work and success.

• Comprehensive relocation support including flights, shipping and visas.

• Lunch, dinner and drinks provided everyday

• Free access to shared company housing

Please note, we are a fast paced, hyper‑scaling startup. You will need to be comfortable working extended hours with high levels of autonomy, ownership, and flexibility, with contracts structured around a 48‑hour working week.

We are committed to building an equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, has equal access to opportunity, and can thrive. We welcome different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences—and believe our differences make us stronger.
Please submit applications in English