Avionics Engineer
New Today
Department: Avionics
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Hawthorne, California
Reporting To: Omid Rostaminafar
Compensation: $130,000 - $165,000 / year
Description
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity's presence in the solar system. We seek motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team.
As an Avionics Engineer, you will be responsible for full component and system ownership throughout the design lifecycle. You will be pivotal in architecting rover avionics systems and designing state-of-the-art avionics systems for the lunar surface. You will join a company at the ground level and have immense influence over the future of lunar exploration.
What you'll do:
- Define full avionics systems/subsystems and define operational requirements at the system and component level
- Define and analyze avionics power system and optimize for power efficiency and power integrity
- You will have full ownership of avionics systems on our lunar rover. You will design, manufacture, and test high-reliability PCBs and components for a variety of avionics applications, including power systems and motor drivers
- Conduct system-level trades to ensure avionics systems and components are robust, fault-tolerant, and meet mission requirements
- Interface with other engineers to ensure seamless subsystem integration of mechanical, electrical, and software systems
- Lead test campaigns to qualify newly designed parts for spaceflight. Bring components through Vibe, Shock, TVAC, EMI, Radiation
What you'll bring:
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics), or 5+ years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, avionics, or a related field.
- 5+ years' of experience in spacecraft systems design and/or avionics component design (academic and personal projects apply)
- Proficient in using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, logic analyzers, etc.
- Proficient with Analytics/Modeling/Simulation tools such as LTSpice
- Familiarity with EEE-INST-002 parts classification and deratings
- Familiarity with SMC-S-016 testing requirements
- Proficient in radiation effects and mitigation strategies on avionics systems and FMECA on avionics systems
- Knowledge in various digital communication protocols, including RS-232/422/485, SPI, CAN, Ethernet, Ether-CAT, I2C, SpaceWire
- Proficiency in power systems design for spacecraft, including LDO Regulators, Buck/Boost converters, and various spacecraft grounding schemes for high-voltage systems
- Experience in FPGA and MCU embedded systems design
- Experience in BLDC and PMSM motor controller design and tuning
- Experience in scripting programming such as Python
What We Offer:
- Work with a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration
- Ownership in the company
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) with matching
- Flexible time off and parental leave
- On-site snacks, beverages, and 2x weekly lunches
- Flexible work environment
- Location:
- Hawthorne
- Job Type:
- FullTime
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