Senior Avionics Engineer – Space Payloads (Hybrid)

WIA-Europe; Sassenheim; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

cosine is seeking a Senior Avionics / Electronics Engineer to drive the electronic backbone of optical payloads for space missions. You will own avionics designs from concept through qualification and mentor junior engineers across multidisciplinary teams.

You will lead technical discussions with customers and suppliers, shaping architectures that balance performance, reliability and cost while ensuring mission requirements are met.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in avionics, aerospace, electronics, or electrical engineering.
• Extensive aerospace/defense high-reliability systems experience.
• Experience defining complex electronic architectures (power, data, control, sensors).
• Proven leadership in customer/supplier discussions and technical reviews.
• Experience with supplier management and industrialization of subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Define, own and evolve avionics and electronics architecture for optical payloads.
• Lead technical decision-making across the development lifecycle.
• Serve as primary technical authority to suppliers and subcontractors.
• Guide system-level integration, verification and qualification activities.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers and improve engineering methods and standards.

Skills

Avionics design

Electronics architecture

Technical leadership

Supplier management

Mentoring

Education

Master’s degree in avionics/electronics engineering

Job description

cosine is seeking a Senior Avionics / Electronics Engineer to drive the electronic backbone of optical payloads for space missions. You will own avionics designs from concept through qualification and mentor junior engineers across multidisciplinary teams.

You will lead technical discussions with customers and suppliers, shaping architectures that balance performance, reliability and cost while ensuring mission requirements are met.