Avionics Systems Engineer

The role

You will be responsible for system design, analysis, testing and integration of avionics on large, high-power satellites. You will serve as the Responsible Engineer for avionics interfacing, harnessing, instrumentation, RF components, and GNC actuators.

What you will do

• Serve as Responsible Engineer for Avionics system design, performance, and hardware
• Collaborate with cross functional Engineering teams to capture requirements and lead design trades
• Create and update technical documentation including system diagrams, schematics, and interface control documents
• Execute Avionics component and system testing on flight hardware
• Support spacecraft integration testing, production issue dispositions, and troubleshooting failures
• Design, develop and build Avionics production infrastructure
• Write modular, reusable test, analysis, and automation software in Python and Rust
• Manage and communicate project plan, milestones, and schedule execution

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering or any equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2+ years of experience in the documentation, development, testing, and integration of space-grade avionics systems
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and high velocity start-up atmosphere
• Creative problem solver that can assess risk and make collaborative design and development decisions

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with environmental testing for space electronics and harnessing such as thermal, thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, radiation, and EMI/EMC testing per SMC-S-016
• Competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, etc.)
• Strong presentation experience in highly technical design forums and reviews
• Proficient with NX or similar CAD software including electrical harness routing
• Expertise in PCB schematic capture and board layout, ideally using Altium or similar software
• Experience with Linux, Bash, C++, MODBUS
• Experience with vehicle level testing including writing test procedures, creating test sequencing, and analytical data review

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Many other perks

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license

About the company

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown for missions from LEO to deep space. The company is a high-growth Series D-funded company mass-producing satellite platforms.