Director of Flight Systems

Aegis Search; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 270,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical coverage

401(k)

Job summary

A leading space start-up in El Segundo seeks an Avionics Systems Lead to own avionics architecture and manage a diverse engineering team. This role offers the chance to define hardware and software architecture, ensuring mission success from concept to launch. Candidates should have experience in aerospace avionics systems, and team leadership. Compensation includes a base salary of approximately $270k - $300k plus equity and benefits like medical coverage and 401(k).

Qualifications

• Experience architecting and developing avionics systems in space or aerospace.
• History of leading engineering teams through mission lifecycles.
• Good background in full avionic system stack.

Responsibilities

• Define and own avionics architecture and build technical roadmap.
• Manage engineering function comprising hardware and embedded software.
• Lead all integration activity within the avionics function.

Skills

Experience architecting avionics systems

Leading engineering teams

Background in digital/analog electronics

Familiarity with SpaceWire, CAN, RS422

Eligibility for US security clearance

Job description

Work on spacecraft, whilst building a team and taking full ownership over the systems that make the missions possible.

This is a rare opportunity to join a well funded space start up who are looking for someone to take ownership of their flight system team. You'll be defining hardware and software architecture, and leading the teams behind flight software, power and propulsion, and their flight computers. You'll shape the system from its earliest stages, all the way through to launch.

The scope here is broad - you'll be working directly with embedded software, FPGA, electrical, and systems engineers. That variety will keep the work demanding and the learning constant, and you'll be building the type of end to end technical leadership experience that's difficult to build.

There's a real organizational side to this role as well - you'll build and mentor a multidisciplinary team, own all the flight readiness decisions, and will be representing your function at the executive level. The decisions you make will have a direct impact on both mission and business success.

The role is based on site in El Segundo, Los Angeles. The base salary for this role is in the region of $270k - $300k, with equity, medical coverage, and 401(k) on top.

What you’ll be doing

• Defining and owning all of the avionics architecture and building the technical roadmap across all current and future vehicle platforms
• Build, scale, and manage an engineering function, comprising hardware, embedded software, FPGA, and power engineering
• Lead all integration activity within the avionics function

What you’ll need

• Experience architecting and developing avionics systems in either the space or aerospace sector
• A history of leading engineering teams through full engineering and mission lifecycles
• A good background in the full avionic system stack, particularly around digital / analog electronics and embedded software
• Familiarity with SpaceWire, CAN, RS422, and similar
• Eligibility for US security clearance

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