Avionics Engineer: Flight Hardware & Testing Equity

Swarm Aero; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in a high-growth defense tech

Competitive base salary

Medical, dental, vision, and 401k

PTO and paid sick leave

Monthly wellness stipend

Daily catered lunch

Paid parental leave

Direct impact on national security

World-class engineering team

Job summary

Swarm Aero in Oxnard, CA, is seeking an avionics engineer to own the electrical and electronic systems that make our swarming aircraft fly, including sensors, flight computers, radios, power, and harnesses. You will work closely with the embedded software team on hardware integration, testing on the bench, and readiness for flight tests, while balancing weight, thermal, and maintainability considerations.

We value hands-on builders who can rapidly prototype, test, and iterate, with on-site work

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering.
• 1 to 4 years hands-on experience with aircraft/hardware systems.
• Knowledge of schematic reading, harness design, and 3D CAD.
• Lab testing with oscilloscopes and power supplies.
• Experience with CAN, RS-232/422/485, Ethernet, SPI, and I2C.
• Builder’s mindset: prototype, test, iterate.
• On-site in Oxnard with testing at off-site locations.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, and test avionics subsystems including flight computers, GPS/INS, air data, datalinks, radios, and payload interfaces
• Develop wiring harness designs, connector pinouts, and power distribution architecture, and get them built and installed
• Build and run bench test setups and hardware-in-the-loop rigs alongside the embedded software team
• Support ground testing, integration testing, and flight test campaigns, from preflight checkouts to post-flight data review
• Troubleshoot hardware issues across electrical, mechanical, and software boundaries
• Package avionics into the airframe with attention to weight, thermal, vibration, and maintainability
• Help define and execute qualification testing for environmental, power quality, and EMI/EMC requirements
• Write the documentation that lets the next person build, test, and fix it

Skills

Electrical design

Mechanical design

3D CAD

Schematic reading

Harness design

Oscilloscopes

Soldering

CAN

RS-232/422/485

Ethernet

I2C

Python

MATLAB

Autopilot integration

Education

BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

Capital

E3.series

SolidWorks Electrical

Job description

Swarm Aero in Oxnard, CA, is seeking an avionics engineer to own the electrical and electronic systems that make our swarming aircraft fly, including sensors, flight computers, radios, power, and harnesses. You will work closely with the embedded software team on hardware integration, testing on the bench, and readiness for flight tests, while balancing weight, thermal, and maintainability considerations.

We value hands-on builders who can rapidly prototype, test, and iterate, with on-site work