Senior Avionics Engineer for Space Robotics & In-Orbit Upgrades

Phenix Space (Neo ‘25); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Phenix Space in San Francisco is seeking a hands-on Electrical Engineer to own avionics hardware from architecture through bring-up and flight. You will work with our electronics, robotics, software and GNC engineers to deliver space-ready hardware. You will lead avionics architecture decisions, perform embedded firmware bring-up, and design for LEO, MEO and GEO environments.

Experience with EtherCAT, CAN-FD, SPI, I2C, RS-485 and high-reliability space engineering is valued. U.S.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in EE, mechatronics, CS or aerospace or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years owning electrical or avionics hardware through full lifecycle.
• Schematic capture and PCB design for complex boards.
• Embedded C/C++ and Python proficiency for bring-up and tests.
• Ability to make hardware trade-offs considering performance, mass and cost.
• U.S. person status required for export control (ITAR/EAR).

Responsibilities

• Own avionics hardware lifecycle from architecture to flight support.
• Translate designs from prototypes to space-ready hardware.
• Design flight computer architecture with processors, safety MCUs and redundancy.
• Design for LEO, MEO and GEO environments.
• Support actuator and sensor electronics, power interfaces, and data buses.
• Lead avionics architecture decisions and interfaces with other teams.
• Some embedded firmware bring-up and test with software teams.
• Work with buses such as EtherCAT, CAN-FD, SPI, I2C and RS-485.
• Board bring-up, drivers, bootloaders and health monitoring.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Python

Hardware trade-offs

Education

B.S., M.S. or PhD in electrical engineering, mechatronics, computer or aerospace engineering, or equivalent experience

Tools

EtherCAT

CAN-FD

SPI

I2C

RS-485

Job description

Phenix Space in San Francisco is seeking a hands-on Electrical Engineer to own avionics hardware from architecture through bring-up and flight. You will work with our electronics, robotics, software and GNC engineers to deliver space-ready hardware. You will lead avionics architecture decisions, perform embedded firmware bring-up, and design for LEO, MEO and GEO environments.

Experience with EtherCAT, CAN-FD, SPI, I2C, RS-485 and high-reliability space engineering is valued. U.S.