Avionics Hardware Engineer

Lumera Talent; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumera Talent is partnering with a fast-growing defense technology company to bring a flagship avionics system from flight test into production. You will own avionics hardware end-to-end, from architecture to production support, and drive critical design decisions for power, interfaces, and system tradeoffs.

You will lead debugging from lab to flight test, define validation plans (thermal, EMI/EMC), and document designs while coordinating with manufacturing and suppliers to scale to production.

Qualifications

• End-to-end ownership of avionics or high-reliability electronics.
• Hands-on PCB design, bring-up and lab debugging.
• Ability to work autonomously and drive issues to closure.
• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Own avionics hardware end to end: architecture, schematics, PCB layout, bring-up, and production support.
• Drive design decisions on components, power, interfaces (CAN, RS-422, SPI, Ethernet), and system tradeoffs.
• Lead debugging and root-cause analysis from the lab through integration and flight test.
• Define validation plans, from prototype checkout to qualification testing (thermal, vibe, EMI/EMC).
• Document designs and test results, and partner with manufacturing and suppliers to scale to production.

Skills

Avionics hardware ownership

PCB layout & bring-up

Autonomous problem solving

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

Lab debugging tools

Job description

Lumera is partnering with a fast-growing defense technology company founded by former SpaceX leaders. Backed by one of the year’s largest defense-tech funding rounds and multiple Army and Navy contracts, they’re moving their flagship system from flight test into production, so the hardware you design will fly, and soon.

What You’ll Do

• Own avionics hardware end to end: architecture, schematics, PCB layout, bring-up, and production support
• Drive design decisions on components, power, interfaces (e.g., CAN, RS-422, SPI, Ethernet), and system tradeoffs
• Lead debugging and root-cause analysis from the lab through integration and flight test
• Define validation plans, from prototype checkout to qualification testing (thermal, vibe, EMI/EMC)
• Document designs and test results, and partner with manufacturing and suppliers to scale to production

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field
• End-to-end ownership of avionics or high-reliability electronics
• Hands-on PCB design (e.g., Altium, OrCAD), bring-up, and lab debugging
• Ability to work autonomously and drive issues to closure

Preferred

• Aerospace, space, defense, or automotive hardware experience
• Motor controllers, power electronics, backplanes, or flight hardware
• MIL-STD or DO-254 exposure; embedded or FPGA-adjacent hardware
• Supporting hardware through integration, test, or flight

Best fit:

engineers who want full board ownership and fast build-test cycles, not layout-only or test-only backgrounds.