Senior Avionics / Electronics Engineer

Safran Group; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace technology company is seeking a Senior Avionics / Electronics Engineer to join their team in California. The role involves designing and developing electronics equipment for the aerospace industry. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. The position offers an annual salary range of $90K - $142K, with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in electrical engineering from a recognized institution.
• 5 + years of electronics circuit design experience in aerospace/aviation.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer requirements and validate them.
• Create and maintain hardware requirements specifications.
• Perform circuit design and schematic capture using tools.
• Create design verification test procedure documents.
• Perform electronics hardware testing and generate reports.

Skills

Analysis/Modeling Skills

Design

Testing

Hands on experience

Protocols

Standards

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

MATLAB/Simulink

PSPICE

Job description

Overview

Senior Avionics / Electronics Engineer

Job details

General information

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Cabin designs, certifies, manufactures and supports innovative aircraft cabin interiors, equipment and systems, providing airlines and OEM Customers with distinctive aircraft branding, and their passengers with a safe, comfortable and enjoyable flying experience.

Reference number

2025-159333

Job details

Domain

Research, design and development

Job field / Job profile

Electronics and automation - Electronics technologies

Job title

Senior Avionics / Electronics Engineer

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

We trust our employees to bring bold ideas to build the future of aerospace together, contributing to our ranking by TIME as the leading Aerospace & Defense company on the 2023 World\'s Best Companies list (#59 on the full list). Join our team and become part of the group that\'s making amazing things happen on the ground and in the skies. Together, we\'ll proudly step back and say, “We did that."

In the role of Senior Electronics Engineer you\'ll play a pivotal part on our Engineering team.

The Sr. Engineer will be responsible for the research, analysis, design, development, testing, debugging and modification of electronics equipment such as VFMDs (Variable Frequency Motor Drives) for vacuum generators and air compressors (ACIM/BLDC), AC/DC Power Converters (3-Φ), 28V DC Valve Controllers, and W&W System Controllers for commercial aerospace industry.

The Sr. Engineer will take ownership and/or support technical engineering teams and projects related to W&W System Components. Using sound engineering principles, this engineer will interface with cross functional groups (internal and external) to ensure robust, airworthy designs are attained which meet budget, schedule and internal requirements and goals. This position will be responsible for participating in and leading improvement activities at a group and/or company level.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer requirements and validate them by analysis/modeling/prototyping or based on previous product performance
• Create and maintain hardware requirements specification and hardware interface control documents
• Performs SPICE analysis of circuits using Altium/OrCAD PSPICE tools
• Performs analysis and MATLAB/Simulink modeling to generate control algorithms
• Analyze and designs magnetics for EMI filter, boost/buck inductors and other input/output filters
• Performs component selection & obsolescence management
• Performs circuit design and schematic capture using Altium/OrCAD tools
• Creates hardware design document that covers design analysis, notes, and specific guidelines followed
• Provides inputs to PCB layout design
• Performs worst case load analysis (DC Load Analysis) on the circuit designs
• Performs component derating and thermal analysis
• Performance design performance margin analysis
• Performs PCB board bring-up per the circuit design
• Creates PCB board level functional test procedures per circuit functional blocks
• Performs PCB troubleshooting and testing to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Creates design verification test procedure (DVTP) document
• Performs electronics hardware testing to make sure that requirements are met and generate test reports (DVTR)

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience -

• Bachelors Degree in electrical engineering from a recognized ABET accredited institution or equivalent
• 5 + years of electronics circuit design experience in aerospace/aviation industry.

Candidate skills & requirements

Competencies

• Analysis/Modeling Skills – Ability to use electrical circuit simulation tools such as PSPICE and system level simulation tools such as PSIM/MATLAB/Simulink.
• Design – Experience in analog and digital control systems and applications. Superior design skills in DC-DC converter, Active Rectifiers, Gate Drives, Voltage/Current Sensor Circuit designs, EMI filter designs.
• Testing – PCBA troubleshooting and testing
• Hands on experience – Using design/simulation tools such as Altium/OrCAD, MATLAB/Simulink, PSIM, PSPICE etc. and test equipment such as programmable power supplies, high speed digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers etc.
• Protocols – Design level understanding of communication protocols such as CAN, ARINC, SPI, RS-232 etc.,
• Standards – Experience in applying aerospace regulations such as RTCA/DO-160 and RTCA/DO-254 guidelines to electronics designs
• Knowledge in major aerospace OEM electronics design guidelines
• Design & develop instrumentation capabilities for product electrical parameter characterization and validation
• Interpersonal Skills – Possess a strong work ethic, and commitment to excellence. Ability to communicate, ability to work in a team environment. Ability to provide leadership to other members of the engineering team

Annual salary

$90K - $142K

Job location

North America, United States, California, Los Angeles

City (-ies)

Carson

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required

More than 5 years