Flight-Ready Avionics Engineer — High-Speed Space Hardware

etc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Healthcare

Flexible PTO

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Exploration Technology Corp is assembling a hands-on electrical engineering team to build space hardware systems. You will own high-speed embedded electronics, from concept through flight integration, while solving diverse challenges from bench to board design.

The role emphasizes generalist hardware proficiency, strong signal integrity, and collaboration with cross-functional teams across SF and customer facilities. Experience with flight hardware and radiation-tolerant design is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years in avionics or embedded hardware design.
• Proficiency with Altium or KiCad for multi-layer PCBs.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces, timing closure, and signal integrity.
• Hands-on bench skills: soldering, crimping and test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Own schematic design, PCB layout, and component selection for embedded avionics.
• Develop high-speed interfaces, memory links, timing closure.
• Design power architectures with sequencing and fault recovery.
• Design harnesses and create harness drawings.
• Lead bring-up, test, and qualification campaigns on flight hardware.
• Collaborate across software, mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing teams in SF and at customer sites.

Skills

High-speed design

Power budgeting

Harness design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Signal integrity

Radiation-tolerant design

Bench assembly

Vendor management

Documentation

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Job description

Exploration Technology Corp is assembling a hands-on electrical engineering team to build space hardware systems. You will own high-speed embedded electronics, from concept through flight integration, while solving diverse challenges from bench to board design.

The role emphasizes generalist hardware proficiency, strong signal integrity, and collaboration with cross-functional teams across SF and customer facilities. Experience with flight hardware and radiation-tolerant design is valued.