Senior Avionics System Engineer

<p style="min-height:1.5em">Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are looking for an <strong>Avionics Systems Engineer</strong> to support the design, development, integration, and validation of spacecraft avionics systems. The role focuses on delivering robust and reliable electronic systems for data handling, communications, and control across all mission phases.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The engineer will contribute to system architecture definition, interface management, verification activities, and requirements engineering, while working closely with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders. In this role, you might be assigned to different avionics systems of the spacecraft.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><h3>System Design &amp; Architecture</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define and develop <strong>avionics system architectures</strong>, including electronics, data handling, and communication functions.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ensure end-to-end consistency of <strong>data flows, interfaces, and system-level requirements</strong>.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support selection and definition of avionics equipment, computing platforms, sensors, and communication hardware.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Contribute to spacecraft-level trade-offs between performance, reliability, mass, power, and cost.</p></li></ul><h3>Communications &amp; Data Handling</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define onboard and ground-related <strong>communication and data handling concepts</strong>.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support implementation of telemetry, telecommand, and data distribution architectures.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ensure reliable <strong>data acquisition, processing, storage, and transmission</strong> under mission constraints.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Contribute to bandwidth, timing, and data budget analyses.</p></li></ul><h3>Integration &amp; Interface Management</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define and manage interfaces between avionics and other spacecraft subsystems (power, propulsion, GNC, payload, etc.).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ensure compatibility between spacecraft, launch vehicle, and ground segment interfaces.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Coordinate interface definitions with internal teams, suppliers, and external stakeholders.</p></li></ul><h3>External Regulatory &amp; Certification Leadership</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong ability to technically present, defend, and substantiate avionics subsystem designs and verification evidence with external regulatory and certification authorities, including NASA, ESA, and other government agencies, supporting spacecraft qualification, safety, and flight certification.</p><h3>Verification &amp; Validation</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define and support <strong>verification and validation strategies</strong> for avionics systems.</p></li><li><p style="m