Avionics Hardware Development Engineer
Job Location:
El Segundo, CA - USA
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Job Summary
About Varda
Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules.Vardas W-Series vehicles are built designed and operated by Varda in-house including the pharmaceutical processing payloads the capsules the C-PICA heat shields and the satellite buses.
From life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
Our team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX Blue Origin major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures Lux Capital Founders Fund Caffeinated Capital General Catalyst and Also Capital.
Varda is headquartered in El Segundo California where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles equipment and materials are built integrated and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington DC and Huntsville AL.
Join Varda and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem.
About This Role
As an Avionics Hardware Development Engineer at Varda you will design manufacture test and represent electrical components used to fly and manufacture products in this role you will have immense ownership of hardware through all lifecycle phases. Get excited to deliver and test products that will go to space and back!
Some people say that you only have one chance to fly to space so you must be certain it will work. At Varda we believe that the trip to space and back is the easiest trip our hardware takes. We stress our components above and beyond the levels it should expect to see in flight and we investigate our failures thoroughly. Come join our team and build quality electronics that you love to see fly over and over again.
Responsibilities
- Develop mixed-signal designs and shepherd them through the full product lifecycle including requirements definition design development qualification and release to production.
- Support avionics architecture trade studies analyses performance characterization and specification device selection and roadmap direction.
- Support risk analyses design for test/manufacture/cost and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
- Design electrical circuit boards.
- Collaborate on mechanical design fit form and function.
- Functionally test your hardware through thermal vibe shock TVAC and EMI.
- Write vehicle level integration test plans to validate for flight.
- Perform root cause analysis for test failures and develop mitigation strategies for flight risks.
- Example of Avionics Products youll be working on: flight computers networking star trackers reaction wheels magnetorquers payload controllers battery packs solar charger RF transceiver and decoder.
Basic Qualifications
- B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineer or related field.
- 3 years of direct experience in electronics hardware development.
- Demonstrated experience developing electrical circuit boards and delivering a working product.
- Strong sense of ownership and responsibility for components you contribute towards.
- Strong hands-on experience with oscilloscopes function generators benchtop digital multimeters and power supplies.
- Understanding of analog/digital filtering mixed-signal circuit design analysis and test.
- Knowledge of signal integrity power grounding and general board layout principles.
- Experience programming in Python MATLAB or another scripting/data analysis language.
- Understanding of sensor and actuator technologies including: RTDs pressure transducers DC brushless motors solenoid valves thermocouples hydraulic servo valves LVDT RVDT Rotary/Linear Encoders.
- Dont worry if you dont check 100% of these boxes... We want to meet you!
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Demonstrated experience in delivering flight avionics for aircraft launch vehicles or other space applications.
- Schematic and layout experience using Altium Designer.
- Strong understanding and experience in environmental testing such as vibration shock thermal and TVAC.
- Direct experience in launch vehicle avionics systems integration.
- Experience with high and low speed instrumentation and data acquisition.
- Firm understanding of instrumentation interfaces and sensors including power supplies serial devices switch topologies accelerometers and 4-20mA sensors.
Pay Range
- Salary range: $110000 - $160000/per year
- This role ison-sitein El Segundo CA
- Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills education level experience level and job performance
- You will be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards
Benefits
Varda offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support health financial wellbeing and a highquality workplace experience. Below is an overview of what fulltime employees receive(at this time interns receive a subset of benefits):
Health & Wellness
- Flexible PTO policy 12 paid holidays
- 100% company-paid Medical Dental and Vision insurance plans for employees and dependents with FSA and employer-matched HSA options
- Voluntaryaccident hospital critical illnessandpet insurance
- $120/month wellness reimbursement for gym and fitness expenses
- 12weeks ofparental leave(with supplemental disability leavefor CAmothers)
- Family building pregnancyparentingand menopausebenefitsvia Maven Clinic
- SponsoredOne Medicalmemberships for employees and their dependents
Financial & Retirement
- Substantial incentive equityin a fully funded space start-up
- 401(k) retirement plan with 6% employer match (immediately vested)
- $20/pay period cell phone reimbursement
- Relocation supportfor new hires if needed
Workplace Experience & Perks
- Fully stocked kitchen with lunch provided daily and dinner provided twice weekly
- Company and team-bonding events happyhoursand mission-success celebrations
- Complimentary EV charging
ITAR Requirements
Varda like all employers must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. Because our employees are provided access to export-controlled items our policy is to only hire U.S. persons who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.
US person means: U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e. individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum).
E-Verify Statement
Varda Space Industries Inc. participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about theE-Verify program.
E-Verify Notice Right To Work Notice
Varda Space Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit qualifications and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race color gender national origin ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity martial status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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About Company
Expanding the economic bounds of humankind with the world's first orbital manufacturing & reentry platform.
