Spacecraft Avionics Lead

The role

The Avionics Lead will own the architecture, development, and delivery of flight critical avionics systems. You will drive technical direction across power, communications, and control systems while leading a small team.

What you will do

• Own the architecture and development of spacecraft avionics systems
• Lead the design, layout, bring up, and validation of custom PCBs
• Drive system level trade studies
• Deliver flight ready hardware and support integration, test, and production
• Partner with software, GNC, mechanical, and production teams
• Assist with hiring, mentor, and lead a team of electrical engineers
• Lead rapid prototyping and development efforts
• Establish and improve processes for reliable and scalable avionics
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues at the board and system level

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of experience designing and delivering electrical systems for aerospace or other high reliability applications
• Strong experience with PCB design, schematic capture, layout, and bring up
• Experience with Altium or similar PCB design tools
• Experience with component selection, circuit analysis and simulation, and board manufacturing processes
• Hands on experience debugging electronics at the board and system level
• Proven technical leadership experience owning subsystems or mentoring engineers
• Ability to communicate technical trade offs clearly and drive cross functional alignment

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Experience designing for space or other harsh environments including thermal, EMI, and radiation considerations
• Background in avionics subsystems such as power systems, communications, sensors, or control electronics
• Experience in a fast paced or startup environment

Benefits

• Equity in Apex
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
• $100k life insurance at no cost
• Starting at 15 days vacation, growing to 20+ days annually
• 10 paid holidays
• 100% match on first 3% and 50% on next 2% 401(k) matching
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• Childcare reimbursement up to $350/day for work-related travel
• Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks
• Monthly office socials, pickleball tournaments, run club, and gatherings
• Stock options

Before you apply

• Must qualify as a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or individual granted asylum) or be able to obtain required export authorizations

About the company

Apex manufactures satellite buses at scale using software, vertical integration, and hardware designed for manufacturing. The company is a fast-growing startup that has raised more than $500M in funding.