Lead Avionics Electrical Engineer

Venturi Astrolab, Inc.; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership in the company

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Flexible PTO

Weekly lunch stipend

Social hour with food and drinks

Job summary

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. is seeking a Lead Computing Electrical Engineer in Hawthorne, California. This role involves leading a team in the development and test of Avionics hardware for planetary rovers, requiring 10+ years of mixed signal electrical design experience.

The candidate will manage the Computing Electrical Engineering team, design PCBs, and ensure hardware reliability. The position offers equity ownership, comprehensive health benefits, and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in power, digital, and analog electronics design including schematic capture, PCB layout, and testing.
• 2+ years of team leadership experience.
• Skilled at performing circuit simulations and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Computing Electrical Engineering team in delivering system components.
• Develop PCBA requirements, architectures, and con-ops.
• Perform unit design verification testing and system integration testing.

Skills

Mixed signal electrical hardware design

Team leadership

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Circuit simulations

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Electronic lab equipment

Job description

Lead Computing Electrical Engineer

Department: Avionics

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Hawthorne, California

Reporting To: Jake Peery

Compensation: $183,000 - $230,000 / year

Description

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team.

The Avionics team is responsible for all aspects of the electrical systems and hardware on Astrolab’s electric rover vehicles and ground support equipment. We work collaboratively with all teams at Astrolab to provide exceptionally capable and reliable electronics to serve our missions.

The Lead Computing Electrical Engineer will lead the Computing Electrical Engineering group and participate in all aspects of the development and test of Avionics hardware for Astrolab rovers. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in mixed signal electrical hardware design including schematic capture, PCB layout, and testing. This position will report to the Director of Avionics Engineering and will be based in our Hawthorne, CA office.

What you'll do:

• Own the Computing and GNC hardware subsystems including subsystem architectures, requirements, design, analysis, testing, delivery, and operation of those systems on the vehicle.
• Lead the Computing Electrical Engineering team of 5+ people in the development and delivery of system components including vehicle computers, networking, clocking, GNC sensors, servo controllers, and other mixed signal electronics for the vehicle.
• Support Computing Engineering direct reports through their technical work, performance evaluations, and career growth.
• Own mixed signal PCBA development from clean sheet to flight.
• Develop PCBA requirements, architectures, and con‑ops in collaboration with other engineering disciplines.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout of power, digital, and analog circuit PCBAs using Altium Designer.
• Design analysis including power, size, mass, Monte Carlo tolerances, signal integrity, and reliability related.
• Unit design verification testing, qualification testing, and system integration testing.
• Lead design reviews for inter‑disciplinary audiences.
• Vehicle assembly, test, and operations support as needed.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience in power, digital, and analog electronics design including schematic capture, PCB layout, and testing.
• 2+ years of team leadership experience as manager of direct reports.
• Design proficiency with voltage regulators, FPGAs, SoCs, high speed data interfaces, precision analog instrumentation, clocking, etc.
• Skilled at schematic capture and layout of complex PCBs.
• Skilled at performing circuit simulations and analysis in spice, excel, and other tools for analog behavior, signal integrity, size/mass, power, etc.
• Proficiency with basic electronic lab equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators, soldering iron, etc.
• Demonstrated success working in a dynamic environment.

Additional Responsibilities

• Design for space environments including radiation impacts and mitigations.

Benefits and Perks

• Join a team of best‑in‑class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration
• Equity ownership in the company
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible PTO and parental leave
• Home office set up reimbursement
• Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on‑site
• Once a month social hour on‑site with food and drinks