Lead, Spacecraft Avionics Hardware Engineering

True Anomaly; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Dental

Vision

HRA/HSA

PTO & holidays

401K

Parental Leave

Job summary

True Anomaly seeks an innovative Engineering Manager, Electrical Engineering to lead our avionics hardware team in the design of spacecraft computing systems. You will own the full hardware lifecycle from requirements to qualification, guiding a growing group of engineers and ensuring on-time, high-reliability delivery.

Reporting to the VP of New Product Engineering, you will set SWaPC-focused architecture, foster rigorous design reviews, and collaborate across software, FPGA, cybersecurity,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's preferred).
• 10+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex digital and mixed-signal PCB designs for aerospace, defense, or high-reliability applications.
• Demonstrated experience leading an electrical engineering team focused on digital systems design.
• Deep proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout tools (Altium Designer or equivalent).
• Strong familiarity with processor, FPGA, SoC, and SoC architectures and their application in embedded compute platforms.
• Experience with high-speed digital interfaces including PCIe, Ethernet, SpaceWire, CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, and USB.
• Expertise in signal integrity, power integrity, and design for EMI/EMC.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex hardware on schedule in a resource-constrained environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction for spacecraft digital and mixed-signal hardware, including flight computers, payload compute platforms, and interface electronics.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of electrical engineers across the full PCB and digital systems development lifecycle.
• Oversee end-to-end hardware development: requirements definition, schematic capture, board layout, component selection, bring-up, integration, and qualification testing.
• Set and enforce design standards, design review processes, and configuration management practices across all digital hardware programs.
• Lead technical trade studies to evaluate architectures, components, and development approaches with a focus on performance, SWaPC, reliability, and cost.
• Drive a forward-looking product vision for scalable avionics computing solutions that can grow with True Anomaly's spacecraft programs.
• Champion proactive process improvement across the design-to-delivery workflow, identifying and eliminating inefficiencies as the team scales.
• Manage schedules, budgets, staffing, and technical risk across multiple concurrent hardware development programs.
• Collaborate with embedded software, FPGA, cybersecurity, systems engineering, and test teams to ensure seamless integration of digital hardware into the spacecraft, including the implementation of a hardware root of trust across the avionics stack.
• Drive compliance with applicable aerospace and defense standards and lead design reviews with internal stakeholders and customers.
• Communicate product development status and issues with leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Digital design

SoC/FPGA architectures

High-speed interfaces

Signal integrity

Power integrity

EMI/EMC

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Altium Designer

PCB design tools

Job description

True Anomaly seeks an innovative Engineering Manager, Electrical Engineering to lead our avionics hardware team in the design of spacecraft computing systems. You will own the full hardware lifecycle from requirements to qualification, guiding a growing group of engineers and ensuring on-time, high-reliability delivery.

Reporting to the VP of New Product Engineering, you will set SWaPC-focused architecture, foster rigorous design reviews, and collaborate across software, FPGA, cybersecurity,