Joblaze summary

The Avionics Equipment Technical Owner at The Exploration Company is responsible for overseeing the design, testing, and optimization of avionics systems, ensuring they meet mission and safety standards. This role requires expertise in avionics design tools, safety-critical design principles, and familiarity with aerospace regulations. It is suited for individuals with a background in electrical or aerospace engineering and hands-on experience in avionics development. The position involves collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines and a commitment to continuous learning in a fast-paced environment.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze November 12, 2026. Last confirmed on The Exploration Company's careers page November 12, 2026.
This exact title is also open at 1 other location at The Exploration Company: Munich, Germany.
Aerospace Engineering appears in 2.5% of 80 comparable mid other roles in Germany; FMEA appears in 1.3% of 80 comparable mid other roles in Germany.

Quick facts

Is the Avionics Equipment Technical Owner role remote?: No — this is an on-site role in Munich, Germany.
Where is the role based?: The Exploration Company is hiring for this position in Munich, Germany.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Aerospace Engineering, Avionics Design, Electrical Engineering, FDIR, FMEA.
Does The Exploration Company sponsor work visas for this role?: Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
What seniority level is this role?: The Exploration Company targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Avionics Equipment Technical Owner role at The Exploration Company.

From the original posting

We want you as a talented Avionics Equipment Technical Owner to help us in our mission by designing, testing, and optimizing avionics equipment, ensuring compliance with mission loads and safety requirements.

You will be successful in this role if you are able to help us:

Coordinate the internal design and development of avionics equipment in collaboration with our electronics, mechanical design, thermal and digital engineers
Perform functional validation and qualification of avionics equipment
Move units from first prototypes to Engineering Models, Qualification Models and Flight Models
Flow down and validate requirements to unit level

Key Responsibilities

In your capacity as an Avionics Equipment Technical Owner, your role will be continuously evolving, but day to day your duties will include:

Point of contact and full responsible for one avionics unit
Owner of the equipment from concept and breadboard phase to flight model
Owner of unit documentation, ICDs and requirements
Owner of box level FDIR and FMEA
Coordination of all disciplines working on a unit (electronics design engineers, mechanical design engineers, system engineers, test team, EGSE team)
Coordination and run of test campaigns (EM, QM, FM) covering functional and environmental tests (vibe, shock, TVAC, EMC) with the environmental load specialists
Analysis of test data after test campaigns
Definition of roadmap for unit improvement (between models and between flights)
Closely working with functional chains (thermal, ECLSS, Propulsion, etc.) to plan system level tests with the units embedded
Continuous Learning: Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and advancements in avionics design

In the role of Avionics Equipment Technical Owner ideally, you will have the following:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
Hands-on experience in avionics equipment design, with a focus on aerospace applications or a related field
Proficiency in avionics design tools and software
Understanding of space relevant standards (like ECSS, MIL-STD, NASA-HBK) and regulations
Knowledge of safety-critical design principles
Familiarity with Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Safety (RAMS) aspects : Failure Mode, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Fault/Failure Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR), etc…
Familiarity with environmental and reliability considerations in avionics design
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams
Meticulous attention to detail in design, analysis, and documentation
Hands on mentality at testing and problem debugging in laboratory

We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind

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Avionics Equipment Technical Owner

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