Avionics Engineer

Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc.; Village of New Hyde Park (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Wellness Resources

Job summary

A cutting-edge aerospace company is seeking an Avionics Engineer in New Hyde Park, NY, to design and integrate guidance and navigation systems for reusable launch vehicles. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and over 3 years of experience in avionics or embedded systems. This role involves close collaboration across teams to ensure successful flight operations. Competitive benefits include health care, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of avionics or embedded systems engineering experience.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or complex systems environment.
• Knowledge of guidance/navigation/control algorithms and FPGA/embedded firmware.

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate avionics architectures.
• Produce schematics, PCB layouts, and thermal/mechanical analysis.
• Perform system-level verification and testing.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure flight readiness.
• Maintain documentation and traceability.

Skills

Avionics engineering

Embedded systems

PCB design

Signal conditioning

Systems thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering

Job description

iRocket is scaling its autonomous launcher capabilities, and we’re looking for an Avionics Engineer to design, integrate, and verify guidance, navigation, control, and flight-software systems for our reusable launch vehicles.

The Role

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate avionics architectures: flight computers, sensors, guid-nav-control, actuation subsystems, and vehicle communication systems.
• Produce schematics, PCB layouts, thermal/mechanical analysis, and firmware/FPGA integration where applicable.
• Perform system-level verification: hardware-in-loop, software-in-loop, vibration/thermal/EMI testing, and flight-qualification.
• Work with software, propulsion, structures, and systems teams to close requirements and flight readiness.
• Maintain documentation: requirements, verification plans, traceability, and anomaly reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering.
• 3+ years of avionics or embedded systems engineering in aerospace, defense, or complex systems environment.
• Experience with PCB design, signal conditioning, sensor integration, flight-software verification, and test systems.
• Knowledge of guidance/navigation/control algorithms, FPGA/embedded firmware, and hardware validation.
• Strong problem-solving and systems-thinking skills; ability to lead integration and verification in a startup setting.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Wellness Resources