Avionics Engineer – Space Return Vehicles

Outpost; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with company match

Equity

PTO & holidays

Lunch stipend

Pet friendly office

Team events

Job summary

Outpost is seeking an Avionics Engineer to design, build, and test avionics hardware for return vehicles in Vista, CA. You will own flight computers, power distribution, sensor integration, and communications across architecture to flight, collaborating with software, structures, and test teams.

You will work hands-on in flight-like environments, contribute to avionics architecture, and help ensure reliability in launch, orbital, and reentry operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant engineering field.
• 3+ years designing and testing avionics hardware for aerospace or similar complex systems.
• Experience with flight computers, power distribution units, sensor integration, or communications systems.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and circuit analysis tools.
• Experience with embedded systems debugging and lab test equipment.
• Strong understanding of avionics architecture for launch, orbital, or reentry environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test avionics hardware for the return vehicle, from flight computers to power systems and sensor suites.
• Support component- and-system-level qualification testing, including vibration, thermal, and EMI/EMC.
• Support avionics integration with the vehicle harness, structures, and software teams.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues during integration, test, and flight operations.
• Develop test procedures and support flight readiness reviews.
• Contribute to avionics architecture decisions balancing reliability, mass, and cost.
• Support vehicle assembly, integration, and test.

Skills

Avionics design

Hardware testing

Flight computers

Power distribution

Sensor integration

Embedded debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field

Job description

Outpost is seeking an Avionics Engineer to design, build, and test avionics hardware for return vehicles in Vista, CA. You will own flight computers, power distribution, sensor integration, and communications across architecture to flight, collaborating with software, structures, and test teams.

You will work hands-on in flight-like environments, contribute to avionics architecture, and help ensure reliability in launch, orbital, and reentry operations.