Senior Avionics Engineer

Berkley Hunt; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mission-critical avionics ownership

High-speed flight platform project

Autonomy in a small team

Job summary

Berkley Hunt is partnering with an early-stage aerospace company to hire a Senior Avionics Engineer who will own the electronics stack behind a high-performance flight platform. This hands-on role spans architecture, component selection, integration, qualification and flight.

You’ll take ownership of avionics hardware across the vehicle, develop flight computers, C&DH, sensors, telemetry, RF and power systems, and build HIL/SIL environments to validate designs for extreme operating conditions.

Qualifications

• Hands-on ownership of electronics from design through test and production.
• Experience with flight computers, power systems, RF/telemetry, sensors or safety-critical hardware.
• Ability to work autonomously in high-reliability aerospace environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, integration and qualification of avionics hardware across the vehicle.
• Develop and maintain the flight computer, C&DH, sensors, telemetry, RF and power systems.
• Build and run HIL/SIL test environments.
• Lead board-level bring-up, debugging, verification and environmental qualification.
• Work closely with firmware and systems engineers to ensure reliable hardware/software integration.
• Support test campaigns and help take hardware from prototype through flight-ready systems.

Skills

Avionics

Embedded hardware

Board-level debugging

System-level testing

RF/Telemetry

Job description

Senior Avionics Engineer | Onsite | San Francisco Bay Area

Berkley Hunt is partnering with an early-stage aerospace company developing a novel high-speed flight platform. They are growing their core engineering team and looking for a Senior Avionics Engineer to take real ownership of the electronics stack behind an ambitious, technically demanding vehicle. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to work across the full avionics lifecycle, from architecture and component selection through integration, qualification and flight.

What’s on offer:

• Ownership of a mission-critical avionics stack at a small, high-calibre aerospace company
• Work spanning flight computers, C&DH, sensors, RF/telemetry, power and flight termination systems
• The chance to build and validate hardware for an extreme operating environment, including high-g loads
• Close collaboration with propulsion, mechanical, software and test teams
• Meaningful influence over the company’s technical direction as it scales

What you’ll do:

• Own the design, integration and qualification of avionics hardware across the vehicle
• Develop and maintain the flight computer, C&DH, sensors, telemetry, RF and power systems
• Build and run HIL/SIL test environments
• Lead board-level bring-up, debugging, verification and environmental qualification
• Work closely with firmware and systems engineers to ensure reliable hardware/software integration
• Support test campaigns and help take hardware from prototype through flight-ready systems

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience in avionics, embedded hardware or complex electromechanical systems
• Hands-on ownership of electronics from design through test and production
• Experience with flight computers, power systems, RF/telemetry, sensors or safety-critical hardware
• Comfortable with hardware integration, board-level debug and system-level test
• Experience working in high-reliability environments such as aerospace, defence, robotics, automotive or medical devices
• Someone practical, curious and comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy