Head of Avionics Hardware Architecture

Avidyne Corporation; Melbourne (FL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401(k) matching up to 3%

Unmetered PTO and 10 paid holidays

Flight club benefits

Job summary

Avidyne Corporation seeks a Senior Hardware Architect to own architecture strategy, roadmaps, and design standards for processor boards, FPGA hardware, and mixed-signal circuits across avionics products.

You will lead reviews, advise executives on technology, and provide oversight during board bring-up and validation, championing safety-of-flight principles and DO-254/D0-160 and MIL-STD-810 compliance from day one.

Qualifications

• Bachelorts degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive hardware engineering experience in safety-critical systems.
• Expertise in Altium Designer or equivalent for schematic/layout.
• Strong FPGA hardware, processor boards and mixed-signal architecture knowledge.
• Experience leading board bring-up, debugging, validation of complex hardware.
• Proven enterprise-level leadership and decision-making on high-stakes technical calls.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture strategy and technology roadmap for hardware products.
• Set PCB design, schematic capture, and layout standards across the org.
• Lead architecture reviews and advise executives on technology strategy.
• Provide senior technical oversight during board bring-up, debugging, validation.
• Lead and mentor electrical engineers; enforce safety-of-flight design principles.
• Ensure DO-254, DO-160, MIL-STD-810 compliance from day one.

Skills

Hardware engineering

Architecture strategy

Board bring-up

Leadership

Safety-critical hardware

Education

Bachelorts degree in electrical engineering

Masterts degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Avidyne Corporation seeks a Senior Hardware Architect to own architecture strategy, roadmaps, and design standards for processor boards, FPGA hardware, and mixed-signal circuits across avionics products.

You will lead reviews, advise executives on technology, and provide oversight during board bring-up and validation, championing safety-of-flight principles and DO-254/D0-160 and MIL-STD-810 compliance from day one.