Varda Space
Senior Space Avionics Hardware Development Engineer
$140K–$203K
El Segundo, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 31, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of direct experience designing electronics hardware.
- Education
- B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person: a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected individual admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Designs and qualifies flight-critical avionics electronics for Varda’s satellite bus, reentry vehicle, and payloads, supporting integration, operations, and risk management.
What you'll do
- Design PCB electronics through schematic capture, layout, validation, fabrication, assembly, and manufacturing test.
- Own hardware acceptance and environmental qualification testing, integration test planning, and root-cause analysis of failures.
- Support avionics architecture and cross-functional teams; define safe operating criteria and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- 5+ years of direct electronics hardware design experience, including schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring-up, and environmental qualification, in aerospace, automotive, or another high-reliability industry.
- Demonstrated experience contributing to complex electronics systems from design to production/deployment; advanced PCB design expertise in signal integrity, power and grounding, and electromagnetic compatibility.
- Expert user of Altium and/or KiCad EDA suites.
Nice to have
- Industry-leading electronic circuit design and analysis skills.
- Knowledge of aerospace sensor and actuator technologies, including RTDs, pressure transducers, motors, valves, thermocouples, and encoders.
Pay
$140,333 - $202,703 USD per year (base salary)
Tools
Altium, KiCad, Python, MATLAB, SPI, RS-422, 1000BASE-T, DC:DC converters
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