Senior Avionics System Engineer

Meyandy LLC; München; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Exploration Company is seeking an Avionics Systems Engineer to support design, development, integration, and validation of spacecraft avionics systems. You will contribute to system architecture, interface management, verification activities, and requirements engineering across mission phases.

Work with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders to ensure robust data handling, communications, and control electronics that meet space standards and safety requirements.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent.
• +7 years experience in avionics, electronics, embedded systems, or spacecraft engineering.
• Strong understanding of electronic and embedded system architectures, data handling, and system integration.

Aufgaben

• Define and develop avionics system architectures, including electronics, data handling, and communication functions.
• Support selection and definition of avionics equipment, computing platforms, sensors, and communication hardware.
• Contribute to spacecraft-level trade-offs between performance, reliability, mass, power, and cost.
• Define onboard and ground-related communication and data handling concepts.
• Ensure reliable data acquisition, processing, storage, and transmission under mission constraints.
• Define and manage interfaces between avionics and other spacecraft subsystems.
• Coordinate interface definitions with internal teams, suppliers, and external stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Avionics systems

Embedded systems

Spacecraft engineering

System integration

Electrical engineering principles

Ausbildung

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building innovative aerospace technologies that advance the future of space transportation. We are looking for an Avionics Systems Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and validation of spacecraft avionics systems. The role focuses on delivering robust and reliable electronic systems for data handling, communications, and control across all mission phases. The engineer will contribute to system architecture definition, interface management, verification activities, and requirements engineering, while working closely with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders. In this role, you might be assigned to different avionics systems of the spacecraft.

Key Responsibilities

• System Design & Architecture Define and develop avionics system architectures, including electronics, data handling, and communication functions. Ensure end-to-end consistency of data flows, interfaces, and system-level requirements. Support selection and definition of avionics equipment, computing platforms, sensors, and communication hardware. Contribute to spacecraft-level trade-offs between performance, reliability, mass, power, and cost.
• Communications & Data Handling Define onboard and ground-related communication and data handling concepts. Support implementation of telemetry, telecommand, and data distribution architectures. Ensure reliable data acquisition, processing, storage, and transmission under mission constraints. Contribute to bandwidth, timing, and data budget analyses.
• Integration & Interface Management Define and manage interfaces between avionics and other spacecraft subsystems (power, propulsion, GNC, payload, etc.). Ensure compatibility between spacecraft, launch vehicle, and ground segment interfaces. Coordinate interface definitions with internal teams, suppliers, and external stakeholders.
• External Regulatory & Certification Leadership Strong ability to technically present, defend, and substantiate avionics subsystem designs and verification evidence with external regulatory and certification authorities, including NASA, ESA, and other government agencies, supporting spacecraft qualification, safety, and flight certification.
• Verification & Validation Define and support verification and validation strategies for avionics systems. Participate in simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and system-level testing activities. Analyze test results, identify anomalies, and drive corrective actions. Ensure compliance with system performance and reliability requirements.
• Requirements Engineering Capture, analyze, and manage system and subsystem requirements. Ensure full traceability from mission objectives to implementation and validation. Contribute to system documentation, including specifications, interface control documents, and test plans. Ensure compliance with applicable space standards and engineering best practices.
• Cross-functional Collaboration Work closely with software, hardware, systems, operations, and mission engineering teams. Participate in design reviews, technical exchanges, and system trade-off discussions. Support alignment with external partners, suppliers, and customers. Contribute to integration campaigns, launch preparation, and mission operations support.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent.
• +7 years experience in avionics systems, electronics, embedded systems, or spacecraft engineering.
• Strong understanding of: Electronic and embedded system architectures Communication and data handling principles System integration and interface management Experi…