Senior Avionics Systems Engineer

The role

You will serve as the Responsible Engineer for avionics system design, analysis, testing, and integration. You will work on computing, power systems, instrumentation, RF components, GNC sensors, and harnessing for large satellite platforms.

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 and production issue dispositions
• Troubleshoot failures and manage overall spacecraft risk
• 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, electrical engineering or any equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of experience in the architectural design, development, test, and integration of space-grade avionics systems
• Experience programmatically interfacing with hardware test automation and data analysis tasks
• 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
• Expertise with vehicle grounding architecture, spacecraft charging, EMI, and/or RF testing and compatibility
• 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
• Familiarity with vehicle power analysis, flight software state machine structures, and communication systems

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.