Electrical Engineer (III or Senior), Avionics Subsystems Lead (Spacecraft Avionics)

Location: Onsite full-time at the Centennial, Colorado or Long Beach, California location; occasional remote work is possible. Travel to other sites, suppliers, test facilities, and launch sites may be required.

Base salary: $110,000–$200,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

Develops autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for U.S. and allied space-security missions.

What you will do

• Own the avionics subsystem design, analysis, build, test, delivery, cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Define subsystem and component specifications, maintain verification matrices, and close qualification and acceptance activities.
• Manage interfaces with power, RF, harness, flight software, structures, and thermal subsystems through ICDs.
• Lead design reviews, test readiness reviews, supplier technical activities, hardware integration, and environmental testing.
• Lead anomaly investigations, corrective actions, risk management, configuration control, and recovery planning.
• Support vehicle integration, launch-site operations, commissioning, and on-orbit anomaly response.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience designing, building, and testing avionics or electrical hardware for flight, space, or defense programs.
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals, including the ability to work with digital, FPGA, power, RF, and harness engineering.
• Experience owning a subsystem or major assembly through at least one complete lifecycle phase.
• Experience with subsystem specifications, ICDs, verification matrices, design reviews, test readiness reviews, supplier evaluation, and hardware anomaly investigations.
• Ability to maintain or obtain TS//SCI clearance and satisfy U.S. ITAR eligibility requirements, including U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, protected-individual status, or eligibility for required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Experience as an RE, IPT lead, CAM, or spacecraft subsystem lead.
• Knowledge of spacecraft avionics architectures, space-environment testing, space-grade parts selection, and derating.
• Experience supporting launch, commissioning, on-orbit operations, or government and defense customers.
• Experience in a fast-paced startup or dynamic hardware environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage paid by the company for employees and dependents, with HSA/HRA options.
• Flexible time off or accrued PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, and sick leave.
• 401(k), fitness reimbursement, catered lunch and snacks for in-office employees.
• Equity participation as part of total compensation.
• Work includes collaboration with engineers, technicians, program leadership, suppliers, customers, and launch operations.