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Join Isar Aerospace's Avionics Department as a Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer, taking ownership of high-reliability avionics units critical to the Spectrum Launch Vehicle. You will drive avionics hardware through the complete lifecycle—from early concept and detailed design through qualification and on-orbit operations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own at least one high-reliability avionics unit, managing all technical and programmatic interfaces across design, manufacturing, verification, and integration
- Execute the full electrical design cycle for PCBAs: component selection, schematic capture, layout, and design verification
- Manage unit-level tasks including requirement management, reliability analyses, qualification and acceptance testing, and troubleshooting
- Conduct design reviews at unit and system levels
- Plan, execute, and evaluate verification and qualification tests under harsh conditions (thermal, vacuum, vibration)
- Develop test procedures and automated scripts for functional and electrical performance verification
- Participate in integrated testing and flight data reviews
- Provide technical mentorship to other engineers
Required qualifications:
- BSc/MSc in Electrical Engineering or comparable
- 5+ years with complex PCBs and electronics
- 2+ years in high-reliability industries (aerospace, medical, automotive)
- Deep expertise in circuit theory, embedded systems, power electronics, and analog interfaces
- Proficiency with E-CAD tools (Altium Designer preferred) and simulation tools (PSpice, LTspice, Simulink)
- Hands-on testing and verification experience
- Knowledge of international standards (ISO, ANSI, AEC, MIL)
- Experience with FMEA, reliability analysis, fault tree analysis, and design for test/manufacture
- Fluent English (spoken and written)
Bonus skills: product ownership experience, regulatory/certification agency interaction, Python/Matlab programming, mechanical design tools (Solidworks, NX).
