Avionics Engineer

The role

You will own the electrical and electronic systems including sensors, flight computers, radios, power, and harnesses. You will design, integrate, and test avionics subsystems and support ground and flight testing.

What you will do

• Design, integrate, and test avionics subsystems including flight computers, GPS/INS, air data, datalinks, radios, and payload interfaces
• Develop wiring harness designs, connector pinouts, and power distribution architecture
• Build and run bench test setups and hardware-in-the-loop rigs
• Support ground testing, integration testing, and flight test campaigns
• Troubleshoot hardware issues across electrical, mechanical, and software boundaries
• Package avionics into the airframe with attention to weight, thermal, vibration, and maintainability
• Help define and execute qualification testing for environmental, power quality, and EMI/EMC requirements
• Write documentation for building, testing, and fixing systems

Required qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering
• 1 to 4 years of hands-on experience with aircraft, UAVs, or comparable hardware systems
• Working knowledge of both electrical and mechanical design: reading schematics, harness design, and 3D CAD
• Comfort in the lab with oscilloscopes, power supplies, logic analyzers, and soldering/crimping tools
• Experience with common avionics and embedded interfaces such as CAN, RS-232/422/485, Ethernet, SPI, and I2C
• Ability to work on-site in Oxnard and support testing at off-site locations as needed
• U.S. citizenship required

Nice to have

• Experience on a flight test program, whether at a company, a lab, or a university team (AIAA DBF, SUAS, rocketry, Formula SAE electronics)
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461, or DO-160
• Harness or PCB design tools such as Altium, Capital, E3.series, or SolidWorks Electrical
• Python or MATLAB for test automation and data analysis
• Experience with PX4, ArduPilot, or other autopilot integration
• Active security clearance or eligibility to obtain one

Benefits

• Meaningful equity
• Competitive base salary
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401k
• PTO and paid sick leave
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Daily catered lunch (office)
• Paid parental leave

Before you apply

• U.S. citizenship required due to the nature of our work
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtai

About the company

Swarm Aero is building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The team has aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.