Senior Avionics System Engineer

ReOrbit; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch vouchers

Health insurance

Relocation support

Team events

Occupational health care

Job summary

ReOrbit seeks a Senior Avionics Systems Engineer to lead high-level avionics architecture for satellite platforms, leveraging flight heritage hardware and supporting multiple projects. The position can be based in Helsinki, Finland, or Bengaluru, India, reflecting our international consortium context.

You will define architectures, design grounding schemes, manage circuit diagrams, and collaborate with external vendors to advance space data technology. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years in avionics systems engineering or similar GEO space work.
• Experience across the full lifecycle of avionics subsystems.
• High-level system design of avionics subsystems.
• Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and manage design docs.
• Comfort working with external vendors and consortium partners.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork within a project group.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Define the overall avionics architecture of satellite platforms and maintain models and diagrams.
• Design grounding and bonding architecture of spacecraft.
• Create and maintain electrical circuit diagrams and interfaces.
• Participate in subsystem interfaces definitions.
• Contribute to supply chain definition for batteries and power units.
• Prepare reports and presentations about avionics subsystems.
• Perform functional testing and qualification of avionics components.

Skills

Avionics systems eng

Full lifecycle knowledge

System design

Data analysis

Vendor collaboration

Teamwork

English fluency

Job description

ReOrbit is looking for a motivated Avionics Systems Engineer to join the team. We are looking for an experienced engineer who is proactive and confident to work both autonomously and collaboratively as part of the team, communicating with internal teams and external partners.

As our new Senior Avionics System Engineer, you will be responsible for the high-level avionics systems design for our new project, developing a solution using hardware with flight heritage from our trusted suppliers, as well as supporting other projects across the company. This is an exciting opportunity to join a consortium project, with major industry players, in pushing the boundaries of existing space data technology.

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.

This job can be based in our headquarter in Helsinki, Finland or Bengaluru,India.

Responsibilities

• Define the overall avionics architecture of the satellite platforms and maintain the models/diagrams throughout the lifetime of the project.
• Design and overall grounding and bonding architecture of our spacecraft
• Design and maintain the electrical circuit diagrams and its respective interfaces.
• Participate in interfaces definitions between different subsystems.
• Participate in supply chain definition for batteries, power distribution units, and the like
• Prepare reports and presentations about avionics subsystem.
• Functional testing and qualification of all the avionics components

Skills and Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years' working within avionics systems engineering or similar areas within the GEO space industry.
• Knowledge and professional experience of the full lifecycle of avionics subsystems.
• High level system design of avionics subsystem.
• Ability to analyse data, derive conclusions, and manage design documentation as well as review and approve design changes.
• Comfortable working closely with external vendors and consortium partners.
• Enjoys working collaboratively as part of a team.
• Fluent written and spoken skills in English.

What does ReOrbit do?

ReOrbit builds the foundation for the next generation of space applications by transforming satellites into truly intelligent, interconnected platforms, defined by software. Our satellite design philosophy revolves around the idea that satellites must network, communicate with each other and thus improve mission efficiency. How can this be achieved? Thanks to a flexible software-first architecture, where all these aspects are dealt with upfront in the mission concept, as integrated functionalities.

ReOrbit’s top-notch team of software engineers and system architects develop in-house software, procure hardware from the best-in-class suppliers, and seamlessly integrate the components to create flexible and secure satellites. Today, we are a rapidly growing company building a very strong multidisciplinary team to support our activities. We are headquartered in Helsinki, Finland with a subsidiaries in Bristol, UK, Bariloche, Argentina and Bengaluru, India.

Working at ReOrbit

At ReOrbit, we are focused on building a strong team as we believe nothing can be accomplished without innovative, humble and curious minds working together on a common goal. We’re all about fostering an inclusive, dynamic environment where equality and diversity are our strength.

We offer

• 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.

Join us in our journey of building software enabled satellites for secure communications
and, thus, creating the most compelling in space data flow company of the new space era.

The Company may require a security clearance for certain positions. Any such security clearance will be conducted in accordance with applicable law and the Company's relevant policies