Chief Avionics Hardware Architect

Avidyne; Palm Bay, Melbourne, Titusville (FL, FL, FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) matching

PTO and holidays

Tuition assistance & pilot license

Job summary

Avidyne is seeking its most senior hardware authority to own the architecture strategy for every board, chip, and circuit across avionics products. As Chief Hardware Architect you will lead the roadmaps, set design standards (Altium or equivalent), and oversee reviews with executives and regulators.

You will mentor engineers, champion safety-of-flight principles for DO-254, DO-160 and MIL-STD-810, and directly drive bring-up, debugging, and validation of complex hardware designs across product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of hardware engineering experience, including safety-critical systems.
• Experience leading enterprise-level design reviews and setting standards.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture strategy and technology roadmap for processor boards, FPGA hardware, and mixed-signal circuits.
• Set PCB design, schematic capture, and layout standards (Altium or equivalent).
• Lead architecture reviews and advise executives on technology strategy and buy/build decisions.
• Provide senior technical oversight during board bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Mentor engineers and champion safety-of-flight design principles for DO-254, DO-160, MIL-STD-810.

Skills

FPGA hardware

Processor boards

Mixed-signal circuitry

Leadership

Board bring-up

Architecture strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Ph.D. in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Avidyne is seeking its most senior hardware authority to own the architecture strategy for every board, chip, and circuit across avionics products. As Chief Hardware Architect you will lead the roadmaps, set design standards (Altium or equivalent), and oversee reviews with executives and regulators.

You will mentor engineers, champion safety-of-flight principles for DO-254, DO-160 and MIL-STD-810, and directly drive bring-up, debugging, and validation of complex hardware designs across product