Maxar Technologies · 4 months ago
Manager, Avionics Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$127K/yr - $211K/yr
8+ years expMaxar Technologies is seeking a Manager of Avionics Engineering to join their team in San Jose, CA. In this role, you will lead an engineering team responsible for Avionics Unit Development and Command and Data Handling subsystem design, while working collaboratively across various teams to influence spacecraft design and build.
AerospaceGeospatialGovernmentRemote SensingSatellite CommunicationTelecommunications
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead your team: responsible for Avionics Unit development, Spacecraft Subsystem Command and Data Handling (C&DH) and flight harnesses. This includes working cross-functionally to design C&DH subsystem architecture, wire lists, command & telemetry databases, and data buses. Furthermore, working alongside Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) to resolve on-the-floor anomalies and supporting spacecraft launch
Act as a Subject Matter Expert for Avionics: provide hands-on technical guidance to engineering team members through expertise in space-based electrical systems full-cycle design and test
Focus on your team: Mentor, train, develop, provide opportunities for you team members based on personal, professional and business needs
Ensure the highest quality: of all deliverables to stakeholders, like harness or unit manufacturing and other peer engineering groups like flight software
Foster a collaborative working environment: within your team as well as cross-functionally across the organization
Be a partner: with Supply Chain to pro-actively manage procurements, with Business Development / Mission Architecture to develop new architectures, and with Systems Engineering and AIT to ensure clean hand-offs
Continuously improve: Tease out product and/or process inefficiencies and make it better
Own your portfolio cost models and budget: you proactively manage your budget, identify risks and opportunities to your work, and own your cost models to be used for new business proposals
Own your portfolio schedule: you proactively manage to your schedule, and work alongside your peers to ensure stakeholder needs are met
Qualification
Required
Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
A B.S. degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field. An M.S. degree is preferred
Minimum of 8 years in aerospace or related field working electronics or electrical systems or product development for high reliability, space-based systems or for critical systems in fields such as automotive, transportation, or medical devices
Preferred
Familiarity with the space environment and its effect on satellite systems. Exposure to both Radiation Hardened (Rad Hard) designs and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) designs will be great, which should position you to support growing our product lines across various space environment missions
Experience with Analog, Digital, and Mixed-signal circuits
Knowledge of electronics design and electrical communication standards, such as RS-422/485, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceWire/Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C
Knowledge of common circuit blocks including filters, power supplies, and microcontrollers
Exposure to FPGA hardware implementation for flight applications in the aerospace industry
Knowledge of Design for excellence (DFX), root cause, derating, and related analyses
Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere
Self-motivated problem solver, with strong communication, and documentation skills
Prior Command and Data Handling Experience, including sound knowledge of related physical components and their relationships within various systems
Experience supporting new business development/proposals, including estimating rough order of magnitude costs and schedules
Benefits
Paid time off
Health and welfare insurance
401(k)
Company
Maxar Technologies
Maxar Technologies is a space technology firm that offers communication and observation satellites for commercial and government sectors.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2004-07-20IPO
Leadership Team
Arvind Srinivasan
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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