Principal Avionics Hardware Development Engineer

As a Principal Avionics Hardware Development Engineer at Varda, you will design and develop flight critical electrical hardware for our satellite bus, reentry vehicle, and customer payloads, and ensure the system as manufactured meets the requirements.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related engineering discipline
• 8+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development
• Demonstrated experience contributing to complex electronics systems from design to launch
• Demonstrable knowledge of signal integrity, power and grounding board layout principles
• Strong hands-on lab experience with oscilloscopes, function generators, benchtop digital multimeters, and power supplies
• Experience programming in Python, MATLAB, or another scripting/data analysis language
• Demonstrated experience implementing the hardware layer of numerous on-board and over-harness communication protocols
• Experience designing analog/digital filtering and mixed-signal circuits
• Power electronics design experience including load switches and switch mode DC:DC converters

Benefits

• Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
• Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth
• 401(k) matching
• Unlimited PTO
• Health insurance, including Vision and Dental
• Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
• Maternity / Paternity leave