Avionics Design Engineer

Stratolaunch- Huntsville; Mojave (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 schedule

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Paid maternity and parental leave

50% 401(k) match up to $11,500

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Stratolaunch is seeking an Electrical, Avionics Drafter to support design, integration, testing and maintenance of aircraft electrical and avionics systems. You will gather requirements, create wiring diagrams, and develop system drawings for carrier or hypersonic vehicles.

The role requires aerospace development background and experience with CAD tools (NX/CATIA/Mentor). The position is on-site in Mojave, CA, with travel as needed and a competitive base salary.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of, and experience with, electrical engineering, avionics, experimental aircraft and/or launch vehicle integration.
• Experience with Aerospace production documentation (drawings and work orders).
• Experience with PDM systems, engineering control and revision control release processes.
• Familiarity with aerospace hardware such as connectors, relays, and wire types.
• Ability to communicate technical challenges to varied audiences and drive solutions.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritize tasks to meet business goals.
• Experience in complex aerospace system development.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support Avionics and Electrical design effort and documentation.
• Develop engineering drawings, trees, block diagrams, ICDs, and wiring diagrams.
• Provide shop support to complete avionics/electrical modifications.
• Develop test plans and procedures and support validation testing.
• Travel as needed to support the department and project teams.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Avionics

Experimental aircraft integration

Facilitation skills

Initiative

Complex aerospace systems

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering

Level II: 2–5 years engineering experience

Sr Level: 5–10 years engineering experience

Tools

Siemens Capital/Mentor Graphics

3D CAD

Mentor Graphics

Jira

MS Office

Job description

Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that engineers operationally realistic testing at Mach 5+. Our air-launched, Talon testbeds are reusable, cost-effective platforms that enable routine access to the hypersonic environment. We deliver flight data critical to validating system performance and achieving rapid technology deployment. Together with our customers, we drive innovations that are imperative to advancing national security.

To help achieve these efforts, Stratolaunch is seeking an Electrical, Avionics Drafter level I, II, or Sr to support design, integration, testing, and maintenance of one of our carrier or hypersonic vehicles electrical and avionics systems; as an Avionics Design Engineer you will be responsible for the following:

• Integrate Avionics and Electrical components into aircraft including gathering requirements, generating wiring diagrams, supporting shop personnel performing the work, and testing the completed systems.

• Develop and maintain system and sub-system drawing packages.

• Define system architecture for Avionics and Electrical systems.

• Develop engineering documentation for Avionics and Electrical systems including Drawing Trees, Block Diagrams, Interface Control Documents (ICD), and Wiring Diagrams

• Define the Bill of Material (BOM) for electrical drawings.

• Partner with harness engineers to determine harness routing requirements.

• Define and update design rules and standards as required.

• Incorporate redlines from the engineering design team and hanging redlines from completed manufacturing work

• Support design validation testing and resolve design related failures.

• Utilizes computer-aided design equipment and/or graphic tools such as, CAD, NX, CATIA, Mentor Graphics

• Liaison engineering support in the electrical shop to provide technicians with sufficient support to complete the task on hand, as required

  • Breakdown engineering released documentation to better understand the intent
  • Redline released engineering drawing documentation

• Ability to understand a broad range of technical data, interact with different disciplines involved in the design, purchasing, manufacturing, integration, and testing of our vehicle(s).

Candidates must have an aerospace development background and relevant experience in aerospace systems integration.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support Avionics and Electrical design effort, as required
• Develop engineering documentation of Avionics and Electrical systems
• Provide shop support to complete modifications of Avionics and Electrical systems
• Develop test plans and procedures, as required
• Regular and comprehensive communication to leadership
• Contribute to the integration of complex aerospace systems
• Travel, as needed, to support the department
• Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, integrity and fulfillment of commitments

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of, and experience working with, one or more of these disciplines:electrical engineering,avionics, experimental aircraft and/or launch vehicle integration
• Experience with Aerospace production documentation (drawings and work orders)
• Experience with PDM systems, Engineering control and revision control release processes
• Familiarity with common aerospace hardware such as connectors, relays, and wire types
• Facilitation skills and ability to communicate technical challenges and guidance to varied audiences to gain support or resolve concerns
• Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritize tasking to fit within the business goals
• Complex aerospace system development
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Security clearance
• Experience integrating launch vehicle or aircraft electrical power systems
• Direct hands-on experience with aircraft electrical system installation and best practices

Required Skills

• Siemens Capital/Mentor Graphics
• Familiarity with 3D CAD
• MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Experience as a CAD parts librarian (Preferred: Mentor Graphics)

Preferred Skills

• 3D CAD modeling experience – NX, CATIA, or Solidworks
• Familiarity with configuration management systems – Jira (preferred)

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Level I ($83,000-$120,500): Bachelor’s degree or higher from accredited institution and 0-2 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Level II ($101,000-$146,500): Bachelor’s degree or higher from accredited institution and 2-5 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Sr Level ($120,500-158,000): Bachelor’s degree or higher from accredited institution and 5-10 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Special remarks regarding work environment, if applicable

• Position on-site based in Mojave, CA
• Travel, as needed, to support the department. Travel estimated to be <5%

Base salary and leveling are established on a case-by-case basis. We consider several factors to ensure a competitive offer, including your location, educational background, and a comprehensive assessment of the skills and experience demonstrated during your interviews.

Benefits and our location(s)

• 9/80 schedule
• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
• Tuition reimbursement

This position may involve the operation of company vehicles as part of assigned duties.

Mojave Air & Spaceport is located just outside of Lancaster/Palmdale and is only 95 miles north of Los Angeles. The area offers both affordability and central access to a variety of California’s best attractions and landmarks.

Not much for the outdoors and prefer the city life? You’re within a half day’s drive or less of Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, and San Francisco where you can find a variety of live entertainment, museums, tours, and historical sight‑seeing. Theme parks are in abundance, with Six Flags Magic Mountain, Disneyland, and Knotts Berry Farm ready to meet the needs of rollercoaster thrill seekers.

Food and drink fanatics are in a haven of delectable choices. Wine aficionados will also find easy access to some of the state’s best vino in Paso Robles, Santa Ynez, and even more locally in Tehachapi and Agua Dulce. Beer fanatics will find some of the best West Coast IPAs at Bravery and Lucky Luke’s in Lancaster. Any food option you crave is covered, and we always recommend the authentic and fresh Mexican food that you won’t find anywhere else in the United States.

Stratolaunch is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at our company. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Our management team does not tolerate discrimination or harassment at any point during our employees’ and applicants’ time with us, especially with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment. For purposes of transparency, U.S. Citizenship may be required for some positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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