Avionics HITL Engineer for Spaceflight Systems

United States Digital Space LLC; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Hawthorne, California, is seeking an Avionics System Engineer for HITL (Starfall). You will help design and build HITL systems that bring avionics hardware, racks, and PXI equipment together for flight-like validation.

You will develop software to monitor HITL performance in Python, troubleshoot hardware issues on HITL tables, and contribute to a fast-paced, production-driven environment with opportunities for growth and long-term incentives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or physics.
• 1+ years of hardware development or electronics test engineering via professional experience, internships, research and/or outside the classroom projects.
• 1+ years of python programming experience.
• Experience designing avionics systems on vehicles (system definition, harness drawings).
• Experience with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.).
• Experience troubleshooting sensors, actuators, and electrical components.

Responsibilities

• Develop HITL systems for in-house developed avionics hardware products that will fly to space.
• Develop software to monitor and validate performance of HITL hardware systems including OTS equipment and flight avionics.
• Develop automation in Python to deploy software to avionics boxes in HITL system as well as PXI chassis in racks.
• Design HITL harnessing connecting avionics boxes together in a similar manner to the flight vehicle.
• Triage, troubleshoot, root cause, and repair electrical hardware issues on HITL tables at an aggressive production schedule.

Skills

Python programming

Autonomous work

Multi-tasking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or physics

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Power supplies

PXI chassis

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in Hawthorne, California, is seeking an Avionics System Engineer for HITL (Starfall). You will help design and build HITL systems that bring avionics hardware, racks, and PXI equipment together for flight-like validation.

You will develop software to monitor HITL performance in Python, troubleshoot hardware issues on HITL tables, and contribute to a fast-paced, production-driven environment with opportunities for growth and long-term incentives.