Senior Avionics Engineer - Spaceflight Systems Lead

Telemetry Today LLC; Vista, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversion is seeking a Senior Avionics Engineer to own the core avionics architecture for next‑generation vehicles and lead from concept to qualified hardware. You will work within the Avionics team, reporting to the Engineering Manager, Avionics, and collaborate with propulsion, guidance, thermal, and software teams to ensure integration and performance.

You will develop complete avionics systems, lead hardware builds, and qualify designs through environmental testing while maintaining thorough

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in design, build, and test for satellite and spacecraft flight computer hardware.
• Proficiency in mixed-signal and digital circuit simulations.
• Experience designing PCBAs using Altium Designer or similar tools.
• Hands-on work with mixed-signal PCBs and digital communications (UART, I2C, SPI, RS422, RS485, CAN, PCIe, Ethernet).
• Background in fault-tolerant and failover-capable electronics design.
• Experience designing test systems and test plans for multidisciplinary systems.
• Strong understanding of space, launch, and reentry environment requirements and test methods.
• Proficiency with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, data acquisition).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop complete avionics systems from concept through hardware delivery.
• Lead avionics hardware builds including PCB design, harnessing, embedded systems, and environmental qualification.
• Collaborate with propulsion, guidance, thermal, and software teams for system integration.
• Design and own digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit boards.
• Implement robust design and test processes for reliability and safety.
• Qualify designs through environmental testing (vibration, shock, TCYC, TVAC).
• Coordinate with suppliers and stakeholders on component testing and delivery schedules.
• Lead trade studies to shape architecture and design.
• Maintain design documentation, test plans, and reports with clear communication.
• Contribute to flight software architecture design.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Spaceflight hardware

PCB design

Mixed-signal design

UART/I2C/SPI

Fault-tolerant electronics

Test systems design

Requirements analysis

Space environment knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Inversion is seeking a Senior Avionics Engineer to own the core avionics architecture for next‑generation vehicles and lead from concept to qualified hardware. You will work within the Avionics team, reporting to the Engineering Manager, Avionics, and collaborate with propulsion, guidance, thermal, and software teams to ensure integration and performance.

You will develop complete avionics systems, lead hardware builds, and qualify designs through environmental testing while maintaining thorough