Avionics Integration and Test Engineer

Description

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The avionics system is the backbone of highly reusable, operable, and reliable space systems. As the Avionics Integration and Test Engineer at an early-stage start-up, you will be responsible for integrating all avionics flight hardware on the launch vehicle. This will require a diverse understanding of mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces necessary to integrate and operate the launch vehicle. You will work closely with the avionics, fluids, structures, software, and manufacturing teams to define integration, electrical checkout, and operations sequences that will culminate in the first launch of the NOVA rocket. You will seek out state-of-the-art solutions to difficult problems and assist in the definition of company standards for avionics integration and test. You must be ready to stay focused, move fast, self-direct, and learn on the fly.

Responsibilities

• Develop a complete understanding of mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces necessary to integrate and operate the launch vehicle.
• Own NOVA stage integrated avionics system all the way from development, manufacturing, through test, and into launch operations.
• Develop system and harness schematics, equipment lists, integration, and test plans for the complete stage and engine avionics system.
• Coordinate with component owners, software, and other engineering disciplines to identify and correct integration issues early in the design cycle.
• Support component test engineers for hardware acceptance testing and drive for common hardware and test methodologies.
• Facilitate / utilize hardware-in-the-loop test solutions to validate vehicle designs and develop continuous integration test objectives.
• Plan and execute system integration and vehicle checkout tests.
• Troubleshoot electrical hardware issues on the vehicle and coordinate with component owners to drive corrective actions and design changes.
• Develop day of flight procedures and sequences for battery charging, avionics health checking, and vehicle launch and recovery.
• Support integrated stage and hot fire testing at our Moses Lake, WA Test site and onsite at Cape Canaveral.
• Operate the vehicle Avionics system through launch and recovery day of flight.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Benefits

Compensation

Target Levels :

Our job posts are intentionally written to attract a wide variety of experience levels, and we make decisions about the right fit on a per-candidate basis.

Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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Salary : $123,000 - $184,400