Project Manager - Avionics

ReOrbit; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch vouchers

Events and parties

Occupational health care

Additional health insurance

Relocation support

Job summary

ReOrbit is seeking a Project Manager – Avionics in Helsinki to lead the avionics development for the SiltaSat GEO satellite. You will ensure the successful delivery of power systems, onboard electronics, and all electrical interfaces required for long‑duration GEO missions.

This role offers a chance to join a dynamic start-up, where your ideas will be valued, while contributing to innovative space data transfer solutions.

Benefits include lunch vouchers, health care, and a supportive community.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in avionics or flight hardware development in space or aerospace companies.
• Strong understanding of avionics integration and GEO-mission reliability.
• Experience with environmental testing (EMC, vibration, TVAC) for avionics systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead avionics domain activities across the GEO satellite program.
• Oversee development and integration of power systems and electrical interfaces.
• Manage electrical interface control and cross-subsystem alignment.

Skills

Avionics integration

Electrical interfaces

Environmental testing

Electrical schematics interpretation

Power distribution understanding

Signal integrity

Data-handling architectures

Troubleshooting electrical integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree

Job description

ReOrbit is looking for a Project Manager – Avionics to lead avionics development and integration for the SiltaSat GEO satellite.

This role ensures the successful delivery of power systems, onboard electronics, harnessing, sensors, actuators, and all electrical interfaces required for long‑duration GEO missions.

It's an exciting chance to join a dynamic start‑up, with the opportunity to make a real impact, to reach our goal of pushing the boundaries of space data transfer.

Responsibilities

• Lead all avionics domain activities across the GEO satellite program.
• Oversee development and integration of
  • Power systems
  • Onboard electronics
  • Harnessing
  • Sensors and actuators
  • Power, signal, and data interfaces
• Manage electrical interface control and cross‑subsystem alignment.
• Coordinate with subsystem leads and Work Package Managers.
• Lead procurement and supplier follow‑up for avionics hardware and long‑lead items.
• Support verification, electrical integration, and testing activities.
• Serve as custodian of the Electrical Interface Control Document (EICD).

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; Master’s degree is an advantage.
• 5+ years of experience in avionics or flight hardware development within a space or aerospace company.
• Strong understanding of avionics integration, electrical interfaces, and GEO‑mission reliability requirements.
• Experience with environmental testing (EMC, vibration, TVAC) for avionics systems.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Understanding of power distribution, signal integrity, and data‑handling architectures.
• Experience with electrical integration workflows and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of ESD‑safe handling and transport of sensitive avionics hardware.

Benefits

• Challenging but rewarding environment – you will thrive if you are always reflecting on how to make things better. Your ideas will be heard.
• Ambitious and supportive network of people, who are motivated to change the space industry, bringing expertise from both classic and new space .
• Benefits such as lunch vouchers, events, parties, occupational health care and additional health insurance – but most importantly a possibility to be a part of a unique and diverse team, connected by similar mindset and sense of humor.
• We like to spend time together! You can choose activities whichever is to your liking – runOrbit, climbOrbit; become ping pong or board games champion.
• We support relocation and integration into Finnish society.