Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer – Military GPS (MAVRC).

Aurex; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurex invites an experienced Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer to join the MAVRC program in El Segundo, CA. You will work on resilient GPS sensing hardware, collaborating with DoD programs and vendor teams to ensure successful hardware integration from design through verification.

Role requires DoD Secret clearance, 5+ years in hardware engineering, and ability to travel up to 10%. Hybrid on-site support at Los Angeles area facilities is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of hardware engineering experience.
• Experience reviewing avionics hardware designs at PDR, CDR, and TRR milestones, including schematics, PCB layouts, and parts rationale.
• Experience authoring or evaluating hardware requirements specifications, interface control documents, and verification matrices traceable to system-level requirements.
• Experience with risk processes and risk management.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Active DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work with U.S. Space Force and Air Force personnel to develop and deploy satellite communications capabilities.
• Assist the government as an avionics hardware engineer ensuring ASIC and receiver card integration meets user needs.
• Provide independent technical assessment of contractor hardware designs across the program lifecycle.
• Develop, review, and refine hardware requirements and verification approaches.
• Represent the government as a technical lead in vendor and program team groups; surface risks through risk management.

Skills

Hardware engineering

Risk management

Cross-functional teamwork

Travel up to 10%

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

VHDL/Verilog

Embedded C

ASICs & FPGAs

Aviation GPS Receiver Cards

DO-254 design assurance

Job description

Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer – Military GPS (MAVRC). El Segundo, CA (Hybrid)

Aurex is a mission-focused aerospace and defense company building the next frontier of deterrence. From hypersonics and missile defense to hardened networks and orbital systems, we design, test, and deliver the platforms that turn unproven ideas into battlefield-ready capability.

Born in Huntsville and built for speed, Aurex brings together aerospace veterans, combat-tested operators, and forward-leaning technologists to solve problems that matter—fast. We move from whiteboard to warfighter with precision, clarity, and zero tolerance for fluff.

Job Overview

MAVRC is designed to provide weapons system integrators with more resilient positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities in contested environments. The system is expected to improve anti-jam and anti‑ spoof performance, reduce Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) demands, and include Regional Military Protection (RMP). It is also expected to offer backward compatibility with MGUE Increment 1 aviation and maritime receivers while minimizing integration cost.

The Opportunity

• Work with U.S. Space Force and Air Force personnel to develop and deploy strategic military satellite communications capabilities.
• Assist the government as an avionics hardware engineer by ensuring the application-specific integrated circuit and receiver card are integrated successfully to meet users' needs.
• Provide independent technical assessment of contractor hardware designs across the program lifecycle.
• Develop, review, and refine government hardware requirements and verification approaches.
• Represent the government as a technical lead in vendor and integrated program team working groups, capture risks, and surface them through the program's risk management process.
• Brief findings and recommendations to senior government leadership.
• Provide direct support to the Lead Systems Engineer and manage the integration of requirements into the program baseline.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree and 5+ years of experience with hardware engineering.
• Experience reviewing avionics hardware designs at PDR, CDR, and TRR milestones, including schematics, printed circuit board layouts, and parts selection rationale.
• Experience authoring or evaluating hardware requirements specifications, interface control documents, and verification matrices traceable to system-level requirements.
• Experience in requirements document development such as TRD.
• Experience with risk processes and risk management.
• Ability to coordinate across integrated program teams and component vendors to resolve technical issues without direct authority, interact effectively in cross-functional team meetings and professional environments, and work collaboratively and independently while demonstrating initiative to complete complex tasks.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Active DoD Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with avionics hardware engineering supporting Department of Defense programs.
• Experience supporting Air Force, Space Force, or other Department of Defense programs.
• Experience with VHDL/Verilog, embedded C, or board bring-up and debug.
• Experience with Aviation GPS Receiver Cards.
• Experience with ASICs and FPGAs.
• Experience working with new technology programs for embedded systems.
• Experience in obsolescence management, supply chain risk, or trusted microelectronics.
• Knowledge of DO-254 design assurance or equivalent airworthiness and safety-of-flight processes.
• Knowledge of electronics environments such as salt fog, electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility, and shock and vibration qualification.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.

*MAVRC = Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Inc 2 Maritime & Aviation Receiver Card

How You Will Be Rewarded

The salary range for this role is $165,000- $215,000 annually. We offer a comprehensive total rewards approach to compensation, providing incentives and benefits that extend far beyond the base salary. Compensation is determined by the candidate’s work experience, education, training, and relevant skills. We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our employees' health, well-being, and professional growth.

The posted salary range represents Aurex’s good‑faith estimate of the anticipated hiring range for this position. The specific salary offered within this range will be determined based on the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, and job-related qualifications.

Location:

El Segundo, CA (Hybrid)

Note: This position has an on‑site requirement at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, CA. All candidates must be willing and able to report on‑site 3–5 days per week, based on mission and customer requirements.

Aurex is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It prohibits discrimination, retaliation, or any type of harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, citizenship, immigration status, or any other legally protected status in employment, including in hiring, firing, and recruiting decisions. All applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States for positions at Aurex. There may be limited circumstances in which a law, regulation, executive order, or government contract would require certain citizenship; only in those limited circumstances would Aurex require certain citizenship status to comply with the relevant law, regulation, executive order, or government contract applicable to that position. For all other positions, Aurex does not consider an applicant’s citizenship but only requires that the applicant be authorized to work lawfully in the United States. If a position is one that falls under export control laws and regulations requiring authorization from the U.S. government to access export‑controlled items, any hiring is contingent on the applicant passing the export compliance assessment, which is separate from the I‑9 process, for that specific position. A background check will be required prior to any hire.

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