Senior Avionics Architect, Spacecraft Systems - Equity

EVONA; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Relocation assistance

Competitive base salary

Job summary

EVONA in Denver, CO or Los Angeles (South Bay), CA is seeking a senior avionics engineer to define and own a modular product line for flight computing, C&D, power distribution and payload interfaces.

You will lead architecture from trade study through qualification and flight, hire and grow the avionics team, and stay hands-on with schematics, PCB layout and debugging while ensuring radiation, EMI/EMC and environmental qualifications.

Qualifications

• 12+ years designing avionics or high‑reliability electronics.
• Experience with spacecraft or launch vehicle programs.
• Architected avionics systems through qualification and flight.
• Hands‑on with schematics, PCB, bring‑up and debug.
• Knowledge of radiation, thermal, vacuum and EMI/EMC effects.

Responsibilities

• Define avionics architecture across modules for flight systems.
• Lead interfaces and standards (SpaceWire, Ethernet, CAN, LVDS).
• Own testbeds, flatsats and HIL/SIL environments.
• Drive environmental qualification (TVAC, vibe, EMI/EMC).
• Build and grow the avionics team.

Skills

Avionics architecture

Schematics & PCB

Radiation/EMC effects

System-level qualification

Flight computing experience

Leadership hiring

Tools

Altium

Job description

EVONA in Denver, CO or Los Angeles (South Bay), CA is seeking a senior avionics engineer to define and own a modular product line for flight computing, C&D, power distribution and payload interfaces.

You will lead architecture from trade study through qualification and flight, hire and grow the avionics team, and stay hands-on with schematics, PCB layout and debugging while ensuring radiation, EMI/EMC and environmental qualifications.