Senior Avionics Architect for Spacecraft & Flight Systems

Parallax Space, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Parallax Space, Inc. is seeking a Principal Avionics Engineer to architect and own our core avionics offerings for space vehicles.

You will define the avionics product line deployed across spacecraft buses and hosted payloads, covering flight computers, C&DH, power distribution, networking, and interfaces. This high-ownership role requires leading design from concept through qualification and flight, building a team around you, and staying hands-on in the lab when needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 12+ years designing and delivering avionics or high-reliability electronics for space programs.
• Proven record architecting avionics systems from requirements through qualification and flight.
• Deep experience with flight computing and C&DH, including processors, FPGAs/SoCs, memory, redundancy, and data interfaces.
• Hands-on schematic design, PCB development, component selection, derating, and debugging.
• Knowledge of space environments (radiation, thermal, vacuum) and EMI/EMC.

Responsibilities

• Architect Parallax’s core avionics offerings into a modular product line.
• Define avionics architecture including flight computers, C&DH, power distribution and control, and spacecraft networking.
• Lead trade studies balancing performance, size, weight, power, cost, reliability, radiation tolerance, and manufacturability.
• Own avionics product roadmap and technology maturation plan for flight heritage.
• Lead board bring-up, lab debugging, and anomaly investigations.
• Serve as the senior technical authority for avionics and mentor engineers.

Skills

Systems Thinking

Architectural Judgment

Technical Ownership

Hands-On Execution

Mission Focus

Design Rigor

Cross-Functional Leadership

Team Development

Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

Circuit simulation tools

Job description

Parallax Space, Inc. is seeking a Principal Avionics Engineer to architect and own our core avionics offerings for space vehicles.

You will define the avionics product line deployed across spacecraft buses and hosted payloads, covering flight computers, C&DH, power distribution, networking, and interfaces. This high-ownership role requires leading design from concept through qualification and flight, building a team around you, and staying hands-on in the lab when needed.