Senior Avionics Systems Engineer Spacecraft HITL Testing

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (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 Spacecraft Systems Engineer, Avionics to lead design, integration, and testing of avionics for our Winnebago Spaceship. You will ensure readiness for launch and reentry with deep knowledge of avionics architecture and manufacturing processes.

The role requires collaboration across multiple engineering teams, oversight of HITL testbeds, and mentoring junior engineers to raise engineering standards and testing efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in system design, test planning, and validation.
• Proficiency in Python programming.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to define project scopes from concept to production.
• Develop electrical architecture, system diagrams, and budgets for power, telemetry, channel count, size, and mass.

Skills

Python

System design

Test planning

Validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Power supplies

Modular DAQ systems

RTD

4-20mA devices

Unix environments

Testing equipment

HITL testbeds

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer, Avionics to lead design, integration, and testing of avionics for our Winnebago Spaceship. You will ensure readiness for launch and reentry with deep knowledge of avionics architecture and manufacturing processes.

The role requires collaboration across multiple engineering teams, oversight of HITL testbeds, and mentoring junior engineers to raise engineering standards and testing efficiency.