Onsite Senior Spacecraft Avionics Hardware Engineer

ConsultNet Technology Services and Solutions; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ConsultNet Technology Services and Solutions is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Avionics Hardware Development Engineer to design, develop, and qualify flight-critical hardware for spacecraft, reentry vehicles, and payloads. The role leads hardware development end-to-end with hands-on validation in aerospace-grade environments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, perform environmental tests, and mentor junior engineers. A B.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of electronics hardware development experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, or other high-reliability industries.
• Experience designing complex electronic systems from concept through production deployment.
• Advanced PCB design including high-speed digital design, signal integrity, power distribution networks, grounding strategies, EMI/EMC mitigation.
• Experience supporting PCB fabrication, assembly, and manufacturing processes.
• Expert-level proficiency with Altium Designer and KiCad.
• Strong laboratory debugging and validation experience utilizing oscilloscopes, function generators, DMMs, power supplies.
• Experience developing scripts and automation tools using Python, MATLAB, or similar languages.
• Experience implementing hardware communication protocols including SPI, RS-422, 1000BASE-T Ethernet.
• Strong analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design experience.
• Experience with power electronics including DC-DC converters, power distribution, load switch design.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop spacecraft avionics hardware through all phases of the product lifecycle including schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring-up, validation, manufacturing, and production support.
• Support avionics architecture development, trade studies, component selection, roadmap planning, and system performance analysis.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert for satellite, reentry vehicle, and payload hardware systems.
• Collaborate with Flight Software, GNC, Thermal, Structures, Manufacturing, and Integration teams to ensure successful system-level implementation.
• Own environmental qualification and acceptance testing including: Thermal Testing, Vibration Testing, Shock Testing, Thermal Vacuum (TVAC), EMI/EMC Testing.
• Support vehicle-level integration testing and verification activities.
• Conduct failure investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices.

Skills

High-speed design

Signal integrity

Power distribution

Grounding strategies

EMI/EMC mitigation

Python scripting

Mixed-signal design

Hardware debugging

SPI

RS-422

Ethernet 1000BASE-T

DC-DC converters

Power electronics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

KiCad

Oscilloscopes

Function Generators

Digital Multimeters

Power Supplies

Job description

ConsultNet Technology Services and Solutions is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Avionics Hardware Development Engineer to design, develop, and qualify flight-critical hardware for spacecraft, reentry vehicles, and payloads. The role leads hardware development end-to-end with hands-on validation in aerospace-grade environments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, perform environmental tests, and mentor junior engineers. A B.S.