Avionics Engineer, Spacecraft Return Systems | Equity

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Performance bonuses

Healthcare coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Lunch stipend

Pet-friendly office

Job summary

Outpost seeks a hands-on Avionics Engineer to design, build, and test avionics systems for its return vehicles. You will own hardware from flight computers to power distribution and sensor integration, collaborating across software, structures, and test teams through the full lifecycle.

You will work in Playa Vista in-person, five days per week, reporting to engineering leadership. The role emphasizes architecture decisions that balance reliability, mass, and cost while enabling flight readiness

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years designing and testing avionics hardware for aerospace or 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, oscilloscopes, 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 experience

Electronics debugging

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Schematic capture tools

Circuit analysis tools

Oscilloscopes

Lab test equipment

Job description

Outpost seeks a hands-on Avionics Engineer to design, build, and test avionics systems for its return vehicles. You will own hardware from flight computers to power distribution and sensor integration, collaborating across software, structures, and test teams through the full lifecycle.

You will work in Playa Vista in-person, five days per week, reporting to engineering leadership. The role emphasizes architecture decisions that balance reliability, mass, and cost while enabling flight readiness