Chief Engineer, Spacecraft Electrical & Avionics

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace seeks a highly experienced Electrical Engineering Chief Engineer to provide technical leadership for electrical and avionics architectures across multiple space programs. You will define requirements, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure flight-ready hardware while driving reuse and rigorous design practices.

The role involves leading major design reviews, managing trade studies, and interfacing with leadership to align technical and business goals.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer/Aerospace engineering or related field.
• 15+ years in electrical or avionics engineering for aerospace systems with leadership responsibility.
• Experience as technical authority on flight hardware programs and architecture ownership.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical architectures for spacecraft and launch vehicle systems.
• Lead design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR) and risk assessments.
• Guide verification, validation, and traceability of system requirements.
• Coordinate across Systems, Mechanical, Software, RF, and Mission Assurance.
• Mentor engineers and drive modular, reusable architectures.
• Ensure compliance with space environmental requirements and derating.

Skills

Technical leadership

System architecture

Electrical avionics

Stakeholder communication

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SpaceWire

CAN

MIL-STD-1553

Ethernet

Job description

Firefly Aerospace seeks a highly experienced Electrical Engineering Chief Engineer to provide technical leadership for electrical and avionics architectures across multiple space programs. You will define requirements, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure flight-ready hardware while driving reuse and rigorous design practices.

The role involves leading major design reviews, managing trade studies, and interfacing with leadership to align technical and business goals.