Senior Avionics Architect: Flight Computers & HITL Lead

Roman Health Pharmacy LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Stock options

Medical benefits including dental and

Vision insurance

Flex‑Friday schedule

Unlimited PTO

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Venus Aerospace seeks a Principal Avionics Engineer to lead the design, integration and flight testing of advanced propulsion avionics. You will own architecture for flight computers, sensors, power systems, and interfaces, while guiding HITL environments and verification across cross‑functional teams.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in avionics, strong systems thinking, and hands‑on expertise with battery sizing, power budgets and DO-178/DO-254 style processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in avionics or aerospace electrical systems engineering.
• Extensive experience in rocket propulsion, flight test and launch.
• Proven experience in systems design and architecture and requirement writing.
• Proven experience with flight computer hardware design and/or selection.
• Strong background in hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing and integration.
• Hands‑on experience defining and implementing interfaces between flight components.
• Demonstrated experience with battery sizing, power budgets, and power system design.
• Experience working with and managing outside vendors, including technical evaluations and supplier coordination.
• Proficiency reading and creating schematics, wiring diagrams, and interface documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and fly your systems.
• Lead the architecture, design, and selection of avionics hardware, including flight computers, sensors, power systems, and communication interfaces.
• Assess system risks and recommend mitigations.
• Define and implement interfaces between flight components (e.g., flight computers, sensors, actuators, power systems, radios).
• Develop and maintain hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) test environments to support software development, integration, and verification.
• Own battery sizing and power system analysis, including load analysis, margins, thermal considerations, and mission profiles.
• Support system integration, ground testing, and flight testing, including troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with external vendors and suppliers to define requirements, evaluate components, manage technical trade studies, and support procurement.
• Author and review technical documentation, including requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), schematics, test plans, and verification reports.
• Ensure avionics designs meet aerospace standards, reliability, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across avionics and flight systems teams.
• Collaborate with Flight Software, GN&C, Aerodynamics, and Structures engineering disciplines to ascertain system requirements and meet technical program needs.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Quality to ensure your systems are ready to fly.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering

Master’s preferred

Tools

HITL testing

Job description

Venus Aerospace seeks a Principal Avionics Engineer to lead the design, integration and flight testing of advanced propulsion avionics. You will own architecture for flight computers, sensors, power systems, and interfaces, while guiding HITL environments and verification across cross‑functional teams.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in avionics, strong systems thinking, and hands‑on expertise with battery sizing, power budgets and DO-178/DO-254 style processes.