Manager, Avionics Engineering

Intuitive Machines, LLC; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Lanteris Space Systems in California seeks a senior engineer to lead the Spacecraft Subsystem C&DH team. You will design architectures, wirelists, command/telemetry databases and data buses while coordinating with AIT to resolve on-the-floor issues and support launches.

You will mentor staff, drive quality across deliverables, and collaborate with Systems Engineering and stakeholders to create clean hand-offs. Strong budget and scheduling ownership are essential.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident required.
• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field; M.S. preferred.
• 8 years in aerospace or related field with electronics or electrical systems experience.
• Experience leading engineering or product teams or projects.
• Experience leading electrical designs through full lifecycle.
• Familiarity with space environment and satellite systems.
• Exposure to Rad Hard and COTS designs advisable.
• Experience with analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits.
• Knowledge of RS-422/485, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceWire/Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C.
• Familiar with design blocks: filters, power supplies, MCUs.
• FPGA hardware implementation for flight applications.
• DFX, root cause, derating analyses knowledge.
• Fast-paced, autonomous, demanding environment capability.
• Previous command and data handling experience preferred.
• Experience supporting new business development and cost/schedule estimation.
• Self-motivated with strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead your team: responsible for Spacecraft Subsystem C&DH architecture and data handling.
• Mentor, train, and develop team members and provide opportunities.
• Ensure high quality deliverables to stakeholders.
• Foster collaborative environment across the organization.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders on architectures and hand-offs.
• Continuously improve product and process inefficiencies.
• Own portfolio cost models and budget; manage risks and opportunities.
• Own portfolio schedule and coordinate with peers to meet stakeholder needs.

Skills

Team leadership

Electrical engineering

Systems engineering

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Physics

M.S. degree preferred

Tools

RS-422/485

MIL-STD-1553

SpaceWire/Ethernet

SPI/I2C

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead your team: responsible for Spacecraft Subsystem Command and Data Handling (C&DH). This includes working cross-functionally to design C&DH subsystem architecture, wirelists, command & telemetry databases, and data buses. Furthermore, working alongside Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) to resolve on-the-floor anomalies and supporting spacecraft launch and orbit raising operations.
• Focus on your team: Mentor, train, develop, provide opportunities for your team members based on personal, professional and business needs.
• Ensure the highest quality: of all deliverables to stakeholders.
• Foster a collaborative working environment: within your team as well as cross-functionally across the organization.
• Be a partner: Support Internal and external stakeholders in the development of new architectures and hardware and collaboration with Systems Engineering and AIT to ensure clean hand-offs.
• Continuously improve: Tease out product and/or process inefficiencies and make it better.
• Own your portfolio cost models and budget: you proactively manage your budget, identify risks and opportunities to your work, and own your cost models to be used for new business proposals.
• Own your portfolio schedule: you proactively manage to your schedule, and work alongside your peers to ensure stakeholder needs are met.

Minimum Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• A B.S. degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field. M.S. degree preferred.
• 8 years of experience in aerospace or related field working electronics or electrical systems or product development for high reliability, space-based systems or for critical systems in fields such as automotive, transportation, or medical device, including experience in managing and/or leading engineering/product teams or projects.
• Experience leading electrical engineering designs through the full lifecycle.
• Familiarity with the space environment and its effect on satellite systems.
• Exposure to both Radiation Hardened (Rad Hard) designs and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) designs will be great, which should position you to support growing our product lines across various space environment missions.
• Experience with Analog, Digital, and Mixed-signal circuits.
• Knowledge of electronics design and electrical communication standards, such as RS-422/485, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceWire/Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C.
• Knowledge of common circuit blocks including filters, power supplies, and microcontrollers.
• Exposure to FPGA hardware implementation for flight applications in the aerospace industry.
• Knowledge of Design for excellence (DFX), root cause, derating, and related analyses.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere.
• Amazing to have Prior Command and Data Handling Experience, including sound knowledge of related physical components and their relationships within various systems.
• Experience supporting new business development/proposals, including estimating rough order of magnitude costs and schedules.
• Self-motivated problem solver, with strong communication, and documentation skills.

Salary and Benefits

• The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $110,000.00 - $184,000.00 annually.
• The base pay for this position within New Jersey is: $110,000.00 - $184,000.00 annually.
• The base pay for this position within Delaware is: $110,000.00 - $184,000.00 annually.
• The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $122,000.00 - $203,000.00 annually.
• The base pay for this position within California is: $127,000.00 - $211,000.00 annually.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. More information on our benefits will be shared with candidates as they move forward in the recruitment process. Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

Lanteris Space Systems values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.