Senior Spacecraft Avionics Engineer — On-Orbit & Test

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Austin, Texas, is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Spacecraft Avionics to design, develop, and test avionics systems on our spacecraft.

You will develop avionics requirements verifications, and lead component/system test campaigns, including helping design the HIL system to verify functionality before spacecraft integration, interfacing with software, mechanical, propulsion, fluids, and structures teams to ensure proper operation.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering and 3+ years in aerospace component development, testing or operations.
• Experience in analog and digital circuit design with common test equipment.
• Hands-on prototyping and verification of electrical systems; technical writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical architecture design, testing and integration of avionics.
• Support AIT, launch integration and on-orbit operations.
• Write assembly procedures and electrical system validation tests.
• Lead design and verification of avionics for current and future spacecraft.
• Coordinate with avionics, mechanical and software teams to verify functionality.

Skills

Python

Analog & Digital design

Prototyping circuits

Schematic interpretation

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Signal generators

Multimeters

Electronic loads

Job description

Firefly Aerospace in Austin, Texas, is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Spacecraft Avionics to design, develop, and test avionics systems on our spacecraft.

You will develop avionics requirements verifications, and lead component/system test campaigns, including helping design the HIL system to verify functionality before spacecraft integration, interfacing with software, mechanical, propulsion, fluids, and structures teams to ensure proper operation.