Senior Avionics Architect — Satellite Systems Lead

Aerospacelab; Belgique; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible ways of working

Direct impact on company growth

Career path development

Job summary

Aerospacelab, Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking an Avionics Architect responsible for defining and owning satellite avionics architecture. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure requirements traceability and drive architectural design reviews.

Applicants should possess an MSc or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, alongside at least 3 years of relevant industry experience. The position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for career growth and a competitive salary package.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in the Aerospace industry or relevant industry.
• Proven capability to lead technical discussions and communicate design decisions effectively.
• Ability to work autonomously and drive designs to completion.

Responsibilities

• Define and own end-to-end avionics architecture for satellite projects.
• Lead architectural trade-off studies and design choices.
• Establish avionics design standards across the platform family.

Skills

Aerospace Engineering

Leadership and Technical Discussions

Fluency in English

Ability to Learn Quickly

Education

MSc or PhD degree in related field

Tools

Mechanical/Electronic Design Software

Job description

Our mission is supported by an ambitious vertically integrated approach: design & manufacture of small satellites combined with development of earth observation services.

Since its creation in 2018, the company has already grown substantially. Our team gathers more than 25 engineering expertise, from hardware design to software development & data science.

In 2026, Aerospacelab counts offices in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Lausanne (Switzerland) and US West Coast with more than 350 full-time employees, with the ambition to position itself as the European leader in small satellites.

Role overview

As an Avionics Architect, you will be a key technical authorityworking on satellite projects, responsible for defining and owning the end-to-end avionics architecture of our satellite, including platforms and payload.You will work at the intersection of hardware, firmware, and systems engineering, bridging functional requirements and physical implementation across multiple concurrent missions.The Avionics architect is involved during the full satellite development cycle, frommission analysis (typicallypower budget and data budget), satellitearchitecture designto satellite validation and supporting the satellite operators.

At Aerospacelab, our motto is work hard, play hard. With strive to innovate, in a fun and inclusive work environment. We work in short cycles – no waiting for years before manufacturing and testing to get valuable feedback. Expect an exciting job, where you will learn constantly and contribute to building state-of-the-art designs, that will play a crucial role in our missions.

Key activities

• Lead architectural trade-offstudies andtechnical design choices, balancing performance, mass, power budget, reliability.
• Ensure inter-compatibility (data, power, EMC/EMI) of all satellite sub-systems.
• Collaborate with systems engineers to derive avionicsand sub-systemsrequirements from mission-level specifications and ensure full requirements traceability
• Support satellite end-to-end validation & verification team
• Support satellite operators
• Establish avionics design standards, and architectural guidelines reusable across the platform family
• Drive architectural design reviews (PDR, CDR) and act as a technical reference point for internal and external stakeholders

Must have

• MScor PhDdegree inAerospace Engineering,Electro-Mechanical Engineering,Electrical Engineering,or related field
• 3y+ experience inthe Aerospace industryor relevant industry
• Ability to lead technical discussions, structure trade-offs clearly, and communicate architectural decisions to multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrated ability to work across the team and company to drive designs to completion in full autonomy
• Ability to learn quickly
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• Knowledge of spacecraft avionics subsystems (OBC, PCDU, AOCS, telemetry & telecommand)
• Understanding of space-grade communication protocols and bus architectures (SpaceWire, CAN,RS-422/485, Ethernet,etc.)
• Experience with the fullsatellitedevelopment lifecycle: from requirements capture to integration, test, and operations
• Experienceassystemengineer, used to work in multi-disciplinary team
• Experience in leading new projects starting from scratch
• Proficiency with common industrymechanical/electronic design software

What we offer

Build your own career path

Direct impact on the growth of the company

Fast-paced environment

Flexible ways of working

Salary package consistent with your experience