Spacecraft Electrical Engineer - Avionics & Power Systems

Inflection Space Systems; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Inflection Space Systems in Los Angeles, CA is seeking an experienced electrical engineer to own its avionics architecture and power system. This full-time onsite role reports to the CTO and will drive hardware from design through qualification and flight-ready delivery.

You will design, build, and test PCBAs for power conversion, distribution, computing, and communications, while coordinating with vendors and internal teams to ensure reliable production and on-orbit support.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of electrical engineering experience delivering complex hardware.
• Experience in circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, power electronics, and embedded interfaces.
• Experience with spacecraft power systems including energy storage and power generation.
• Hands-on board bring-up and debugging, with ownership from design through qualification and delivery of flight-ready hardware.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Responsibilities

• Own spacecraft avionics and power architecture from requirements through flight hardware.
• Design, build, and test PCBAs for power conversion, power distribution, computing, and communications.
• Manage vendors and subcontractors.
• Lead board bring-up, electronic assembly integration, environmental testing, and diagnose hardware.
• Support on-orbit spacecraft operations.
• Design for reliable, repeatable production.

Skills

Circuit design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Power electronics

Embedded interfaces

Board bring-up

Debugging

Flight hardware delivery

Job description

Inflection Space Systems in Los Angeles, CA is seeking an experienced electrical engineer to own its avionics architecture and power system. This full-time onsite role reports to the CTO and will drive hardware from design through qualification and flight-ready delivery.

You will design, build, and test PCBAs for power conversion, distribution, computing, and communications, while coordinating with vendors and internal teams to ensure reliable production and on-orbit support.