How much experience is required?

4–6 years of relevant experience for this Avionics Engineer role.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: ADCs, PCB, avionics, communication systems, electronic subsystems, flight computers.

What seniority level is this role?

Reflect Orbital targets mid-level candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Avionics Engineer role at Reflect Orbital.

Avionics Engineer at Reflect Orbital

Joblaze summary

In the role of Avionics Engineer at Reflect Orbital, the individual will take ownership of designing, building, and testing electronic subsystems for the company's inaugural spacecraft. Key skills include experience with PCBAs in high-performance environments and the ability to manage system-level design and testing processes. This position is well-suited for candidates with 4-6 years of relevant experience who thrive in autonomous settings and can navigate complex engineering challenges. Reflect Orbital emphasizes a culture of innovation and values diverse backgrounds, welcoming those who may not fit traditional molds.

Joblaze insights

Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Reflect Orbital's career page.
Reflect Orbital has 23 other open roles including Head of Environmental Health and Safety, Director, Permitting, Orbit Operations Engineer.
109 active PCB roles on Joblaze right now.
53 active avionics roles on Joblaze right now.
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Typical PCB salary we track runs $102,500–$141,057 (median $115,000, across 39 roles).

Quick facts

How much experience is required?: 4–6 years of relevant experience for this Avionics Engineer role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: ADCs, PCB, avionics, communication systems, electronic subsystems, flight computers.
What seniority level is this role?: Reflect Orbital targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Avionics Engineer role at Reflect Orbital.

From the original posting

At Reflect, you will be expected to move fast, have a lot of ownership and, most importantly, be able to effect change. If this excites you, we are interested in hearing about your best work and accomplishments across any domain and from any points in your life.

About the Role

As an Avionics Engineer, you will have zero to one design ownership of electronic subsystems on our first spacecraft. You will be responsible for designing, building, testing and improving reliable space-ready components. The ideal candidate will have strong experience working on spacecraft.

Responsibilities

Own avionics system-level design & interfaces and make system-level trades
Prototype, design, bring up and validate flight computers, communication systems, and electronics for power systems and ADCS
Establish best practices and tooling for electrical engineering design
Develop in-house avionics test infrastructure – flatsat, GPS sim, power sim, comms sim, etc.
Design and execute avionics qualification testing for vibration, shock, thermal and thermal vacuum environments and own your hardware into flight operation

Ideal Qualifications

You have 4–6 years of avionics or electronics engineering experience, ideally on spacecraft.
You’ve designed and validated PCBAs for the space environment or similar high performance environments/vehicles
You’ve owned multiple high-reliability electronics subsystems from concept to deployment
You can succeed with a high level of autonomy
You’ve iterated on requirements and architecture to achieve an optimal design in a highly constrained trade space
You have experience hacking and crawling through electronics systems to troubleshoot issues

Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, we are likely still interested in hearing from you. Hiring exceptional individuals is our #1 priority, and we believe that exceptional people often have highly unusual backgrounds.

We are also interested in carving out unique roles for unconventional people that we are excited about working with.

Benefits

Reflect Orbital’s success will hinge on our team, which is why our compensation and benefits plan is designed to reward our employees and support their families as generously as we’re able.

Broad choice of medical/dental/vision coverage, Reflect covers 100% of each base-policy
Access to HSA, FSA, and 401K
Unlimited paid time off
Healthy lunches provided daily

Equal Opportunity

Reflect Orbital is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Reflect Orbital is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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