EMC / Avionics Engineer

Emc / Avionics Engineer

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity's presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team. As an EMC / Avionics Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring avionics components are designed to endure the harsh electromagnetic environmental effects of interplanetary space. You will play a pivotal role in architecting rover avionics systems, defining electromagnetic environments design criteria, and designing state-of-the-art avionics systems for the lunar surface with a strong focus on electromagnetic compatibility. You will be joining a company at the ground level and have immense influence over the future of lunar exploration.

What You'll Do :

• Collaborate closely within cross-functional Engineering teams to capture requirements, lead design trades, and integrate the design into the spacecraft systems
• Provide critical contributions to full avionics systems / subsystems and operational requirements at the system and component level, with a specific focus on electromagnetic environments design criteria
• Perform analysis and design relating to effects of circuit and power system grounding architectures, structural electrical bonding, circuit isolation, shielding effectiveness, radiated / conducted emissions and susceptibility, near field / far field electrodynamics, and shielding effectiveness
• Troubleshoot EMI issues from board to system level
• Operate and automate a variety of EMI, RF, and electronics test equipment (spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generation, oscilloscopes)
• Create and update technical documentation, including system diagrams, schematics, interface control documents, procedures, and test / anomaly reports
• Support flight hardware component qualification and spacecraft integration testing, including production issue dispositions, troubleshooting failures, and managing overall spacecraft risk

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About Astrolab

Having a strong, inclusive, and inspired team is essential to accomplishing our bold mission. Employees are our biggest asset, and we are deeply committed to them and our values. At Astrolab we

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Move with purpose. Quality and reliability are accomplished through efficient ideation and iteration. We act with a sense of urgency and deliver what we promise, always with the big picture in mind.

Make an impact. We intentionally move our community and industry into the future through our work, practices, and actions.