Avionics Specialist

We are growing the Avionics Engineering team to support development of the X-BAT aircraft. Our team is designing a flight critical, custom avionics system to support communications, compute, AI, power, telemetry, and all other needed aircraft systems.

An Avionics Specialist supports the entire Avionics team and other cross-functional teams. It is an essential role spanning design, verification, procurement, manufacturing, and test.

Key responsibilities include:

• Setting up and executing test campaigns for custom circuits and sub-systems such as verifying logic levels, voltage rails, and basic circuit functions
• Supporting engineers through environmental qualification that includes temperature, vibration, altitude, humidity, etc.
• Debugging and root causing system and circuit issues
• Designing, verifying, and deploying simple PCBAs
• Architecting, designing, and building complex wire harnesses and cable assemblies
• Assisting with equipment procurement, setting up lab space, and helping set up prototype avionics manufacturing
• Capturing results in detailed and clear documentation

Required qualifications include:

• 2+ years' experience working in an electrical engineering environment and using test equipment such as an oscilloscope, multimeter, thermal chamber, etc.
• Proficiency reading electrical circuit schematics and applying them to root cause analysis
• Hands-on experience with harness design and build
• Familiarity with CAD software such as Altium or equivalent
• Familiarity with a PLM system such as Arena or equivalent
• Ability to work independently and lead in fast-paced, cross-functional teams
• A demonstrated record of working hard, being trustworthy, holding yourself to high standards, and being kind to others