Senior Flight Electronics & Avionics Electrical Engineer

Overview

A New Paradigm For Space Operations.

Who We Are:

Drones have fundamentally changed the nature of conflict and maneuver. The next theater to be changed by drone technology is space. Space Kinetic is a space technology startup company building a completely new architecture for space operations – one that brings the advantages of drone technology to space missions without relying on consumable fuel.

This is not a role for someone looking for a traditional 40-hour work week. Space Kinetic is building ambitious, first-of-its-kind technology, and that requires urgency, ownership, and a high level of commitment to changing the foundational assumptions for everything we do in space.

As a Senior Flight Electronics & Avionics Electrical Engineer
, you will own the design, development, integration, and testing of flight-critical electrical systems for launch vehicles and spacecraft. You will work closely with mechanical, software, GNC, propulsion, and systems engineers to develop hardware that performs reliably in demanding environments.

• Design, develop, and validate flight electronics, avionics, power distribution systems, and vehicle electrical architectures.
• Develop schematics, PCB designs, cable harnesses, grounding strategies, and electrical interfaces for launch vehicle subsystems.
• Define electrical requirements and interface specifications for vehicle systems and payload integrations.
• Support architecture development for vehicle power systems, telemetry, command and control systems, sensors, actuators, and flight computers.
• Perform component selection, electrical analyses, worst-case analyses, and reliability assessments.
• Support hardware bring-up, debugging, troubleshooting, and qualification testing.
• Develop and execute electrical test plans for subsystem and integrated vehicle testing.
• Work closely with flight software and GNC teams to integrate sensors, controllers, and avionics hardware.
• Support environmental testing including vibration, thermal vacuum, EMI/EMC, and system-level qualification campaigns.
• Participate in launch campaigns, vehicle integration activities, and anomaly investigations.
• Drive hardware from concept through flight, including rapid design iterations and hands-on testing.

• Bachelor s degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of professional electrical engineering experience.
• Experience designing complex electrical systems for aerospace, defense, spacecraft, launch vehicles, aircraft, robotics, or other high-reliability applications.
• Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB design tools.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical hardware in laboratory and test environments.
• Ability to read and create electrical drawings, interface control documents, and test procedures.

• Master s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with launch vehicles, spacecraft, satellites, missile systems, or aerospace flight hardware.
• Experience with power electronics, battery systems, and power distribution architectures.
• Experience designing avionics and flight electronics.
• Experience with communication protocols such as CAN, Ethernet, RS-422, RS-485, SPI, I2C, and UART.
• Experience with FPGA-based systems, embedded processors, or flight computers.
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC design practices and qualification testing.
• Experience with environmental testing including vibration, shock, thermal, and vacuum testing.
• Familiarity with aerospace standards and high-reliability design methodologies.
• Experience working in fast-paced development environments where hardware is rapidly designed, tested, and iterated.
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder).
• Ability to maintain or obtain a Government Security Clearance.

• Strong technical judgment and engineering fundamentals.
• A hands-on approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work across multiple disciplines and drive issues to closure.
• Comfort operating in an…