Senior Avionics Systems Engineer — On-Site in El Segundo

Varda Space Industries; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer, Avionics to lead design, integration, and verification of avionics for the Winnebago Spaceship, ensuring readiness for launch and reentry. You will collaborate with multiple engineering teams to align architecture with mission objectives.

The role emphasizes HITL testbeds, ground infrastructure, and implementing automation improvements while mentoring junior engineers and advancing best practices in testing and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in system design, test planning, and validation.
• Proficiency in programming and debugging with Python.
• Experience with power supplies, modular DAQ systems, RTD and 4-20mA devices, and general test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to define project scopes and requirements from concept to production.
• Develop electrical architecture, system diagrams, and budgets for power, telemetry, channel count, size, and mass predictions.
• Analyze architecture for faults and risks, develop mitigation plans, and support FDIR when hardware solutions are unfeasible.
• Conduct verification plans for avionics systems on flight and HITL hardware.
• Participate in mission operations as an Avionics specialist or system operator to assess system health and reentry criteria.

Skills

System design

Test planning

Validation

Python

HITL testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field

Tools

Power supplies

Modular DAQ systems

RTD & 4-20mA devices

Unix command line

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer, Avionics to lead design, integration, and verification of avionics for the Winnebago Spaceship, ensuring readiness for launch and reentry. You will collaborate with multiple engineering teams to align architecture with mission objectives.

The role emphasizes HITL testbeds, ground infrastructure, and implementing automation improvements while mentoring junior engineers and advancing best practices in testing and