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Varda Space Industries · 4 hours ago

Avionics Hardware Development Engineer

El Segundo, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$100K/yr - $165K/yr

3+ years exp

Varda Space Industries is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, aiming to create products and systems that can benefit life on Earth. The Avionics Hardware Development Engineer will design, manufacture, and test electrical components for space applications, ensuring their reliability and performance through rigorous testing and development processes.

AerospaceManufacturingProduct Design

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop mixed-signal designs and shepherd them through the full product lifecycle including requirements definition, design, development, qualification, and release to production

Support avionics architecture trade studies, analyses, performance characterization and specification, device selection, and roadmap direction

Support risk analyses, design for test/manufacture/cost, and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies

Design electrical circuit boards

Collaborate on mechanical design fit, form, and function

Functionally test your hardware through thermal, vibe, shock, TVAC, and EMI

Write vehicle level integration test plans to validate for flight

Perform root cause analysis for test failures and develop mitigation strategies for flight risks

Example of Avionics Products you'll be working on: flight computers, networking, star trackers, reaction wheels, magnetorquers, payload controllers, battery packs, solar charger, RF transceiver and decoder

Qualification

Electrical circuit designMixed-signal circuit designAvionics systems integrationPython programmingAltium DesignerEnvironmental testingSignal integrity knowledgeSensor technologies understandingData acquisition experienceOwnership

Required

B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineer or related field with 3+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development

Demonstrated experience developing electrical circuit boards and delivering a working product

Strong sense of ownership and responsibility for components you contribute towards

Strong hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, function generators, benchtop digital multimeters, and power supplies

Understanding of analog/digital filtering, mixed-signal circuit design, analysis, and test

Knowledge of signal integrity, power, grounding, and general board layout principles

Experience programming in Python, MATLAB, or another scripting/data analysis language

Understanding of sensor and actuator technologies including: RTD's, pressure transducers, DC brushless motors, solenoid valves, thermocouples, hydraulic servo valves, LVDT, RVDT, Rotary/Linear Encoders

Preferred

Demonstrated experience in delivering flight avionics for aircraft, launch vehicles, or other space applications

Schematic and layout experience using Altium Designer

Strong understanding and experience in environmental testing, such as vibration, shock, thermal, and TVAC

Direct experience in launch vehicle avionics systems integration

Experience with high and low speed instrumentation and data acquisition

Firm understanding of instrumentation, interfaces and sensors including power supplies, serial devices, switch topologies, accelerometers, and 4-20mA sensors