Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer, Power (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $148,000–$222,000 USD annually

Company

Develops launch vehicles, rocket manufacturing systems, and aerospace technologies, including the Terran R vehicle for commercial orbital payload delivery.

What you will do

• Design, test, and analyze custom avionics electronics for the Terran R launch vehicle.
• Own hardware development from concept and board bring-up through design verification, qualification, production, integration, and vehicle operations.
• Develop power electronics and board-level solutions for harsh-environment, mission-critical applications.
• Validate, debug, and analyze hardware performance using test data.
• Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, propulsion, GNC, fluids, and stage engineering teams.
• Manage hardware projects to ensure reliability and schedule alignment with Terran R launches.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing electronics for harsh environments and mission-critical applications such as launch vehicles, spacecraft, aircraft, or robotics.
• Experience with eCAD software such as Altium or an equivalent tool.
• Experience with hardware bring-up, validation, debugging, and data analysis.
• Experience with board-level design from concept through manufacturing.
• Experience collaborating across mechanical, thermal, electrical, and software disciplines to develop integrated electronics solutions.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with embedded software development and avionics systems integration.
• Experience designing avionics hardware and systems for reliability and manufacturability.
• Technical expertise in motor drives and control, DC-DC converters, load switches, or high-voltage DC electronics.

Culture & Benefits

• High ownership and autonomy across avionics design, manufacturing, testing, installation, and operations.
• Close collaboration between avionics engineering, manufacturing, test, propulsion, GNC, fluids, and stage engineering.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.

Hiring process

• Level and compensation are finalized after interviews based on job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience.