Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer — Space Systems (On‑Site)

Gavroche; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Varda Space Industries seeks a Senior Avionics Hardware Development Engineer to design and deliver flight-critical electrical hardware for satellite buses, reentry vehicles, and payloads. You will own the hardware domain from schematic capture through flight qualification and define safe operating criteria while supporting mission operations decisions.

We stress components beyond flight levels, conduct rigorous testing, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure robustness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years of direct experience designing electronics hardware for aerospace/high‑reliability sectors.
• Experience taking complex PCB designs through fabrication and assembly.
• Expert user of Altium and/or KiCad EDA suites.

Responsibilities

• PCB level electronics design across lifecycle stages from schematic to manufacturing test.
• Support avionics architecture trade studies, analyses, and device selection.
• Avionics SME for satellite, reentry vehicle, and payload hardware; support cross‑team use.
• Collaborate with flight software, thermal, GNC, and structures teams on system impacts.
• Own product acceptance and qualification testing for space environments with support from the Test team.
• Provide direction on integration test plans to verify hardware at vehicle level.
• Perform root cause analysis on test failures and mitigate flight risks.
• Mentor junior engineers in design methodologies and challenges.

Skills

PCB design

Electrical engineering

Python

MATLAB

High-speed signal integrity

EMC

Test equipment

SPI/RS-422/1000BASE-T

Education

B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Job description

Varda Space Industries seeks a Senior Avionics Hardware Development Engineer to design and deliver flight-critical electrical hardware for satellite buses, reentry vehicles, and payloads. You will own the hardware domain from schematic capture through flight qualification and define safe operating criteria while supporting mission operations decisions.

We stress components beyond flight levels, conduct rigorous testing, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure robustness.