Lead Spacecraft Avionics Engineer – NewSpace

Lead Electrical Engineer (Spacecraft / New Space)

Location:

Hawthorne, California, United States

Employment Type:

Full-Time | On-Site

Package: $150K – $225K + Equity + Bonus + Benefits

Are you an Electrical or Avionics Engineer with strong experience developing spaceflight hardware, looking to lead the architecture and delivery of next-generation spacecraft systems?

On offer is the opportunity to join a pioneering New Space company developing the technologies required to support long-term human presence on the Moon and Mars. You’ll take ownership of avionics systems across multiple product lines, leading the design, integration, qualification, and delivery of mission-critical hardware supporting advanced robotic and space systems.

Join a team building cutting-edge technologies for lunar infrastructure, power systems, communications, and autonomous operations. You’ll lead a multidisciplinary avionics function working across motion control, compute, power management, sensors, and communications hardware, driving full lifecycle ownership from concept through to flight qualification and operations.

This position would suit a hands-on electrical engineering leader who enjoys combining deep technical expertise with system-level ownership, team leadership, and fast-paced hardware development.

Key Responsibilities

• Define system architecture, interfaces, and requirements across spacecraft avionics systems

• Lead the design, analysis, integration, and qualification of avionics hardware across multiple programmes

• Determine qualification and environmental testing requirements in line with spaceflight standards

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across avionics development activities

• Collaborate closely with software, mechanical, and systems teams to achieve integration milestones

• Manage technical, operational, and programme risks across the avionics function

• Support development of motion control, communications, compute, instrumentation, and power systems

• Drive delivery of reliable, flight-ready electrical hardware in fast-paced development environments

Essential Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar technical discipline

• 5+ years of experience developing avionics or electrical systems for spacecraft or spaceflight applications

• Strong experience with EDA tools such as Altium or equivalent

• Familiarity with communications protocols, sensors/instrumentation, and power electronics

• Experience owning hardware through design, integration, testing, and qualification

• Strong communication skills and ability to operate in high-performance engineering teams

• Ability to lead technical decision-making in fast-moving development programmes

If you’re ready to lead the development of next-generation spacecraft avionics and work on technologies shaping the future of space exploration, apply now or send your resume to jak