Senior Spacecraft Avionics Systems Lead

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Cedar Park (TX); In loco; USD 180.000 - 250.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health, dental, vision plans

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Descrizione del lavoro

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Spacecraft Avionics Systems Lead to own the avionics architecture across lunar and orbital vehicles.

This senior role demands hands-on leadership across requirements, interfaces, and verification, with cross-functional collaboration among hardware, firmware, and software teams. You will mentor engineers, guide system-level decisions, and balance reliability with aggressive schedules in a fast-paced startup culture focused on delivering reliable spaceflight

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, electrical, or systems engineering.
• 8+ years in spacecraft avionics or related roles.
• Experience defining avionics architectures and interfaces for spacecraft or similar systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to drive technical consensus.

Mansioni

• Own spacecraft avionics architecture and requirements flow-down.
• Lead design reviews and mentor engineers.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams.
• Drive verification planning and fault handling considerations.
• Balance reliability with schedule in a fast-paced startup environment.

Conoscenze

Systems thinking

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Communication

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Electrical/Systems Engineering

Master’s degree in a related field

Strumenti

ECSS standards

Hardware-in-the-loop testing

Descrizione del lavoro

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Spacecraft Avionics Systems Lead to own the avionics architecture across lunar and orbital vehicles.

This senior role demands hands-on leadership across requirements, interfaces, and verification, with cross-functional collaboration among hardware, firmware, and software teams. You will mentor engineers, guide system-level decisions, and balance reliability with aggressive schedules in a fast-paced startup culture focused on delivering reliable spaceflight