Position
Lead Avionics & Electrical Systems Engineer at a well-funded aerospace startup building next-generation spacecraft powered by a novel propulsion system capable of reaching high-energy orbits and beyond.
The founding team includes engineers from SpaceX, Varda, Relativity, Lockheed, and Terran Orbital, with alumni of Stanford, Yale, and George Mason. They are a small, elite group with deep experience across propulsion, GNC, thermal, and mission reliability systems. The mission is to make space access faster, more flexible, and radically more cost-efficient through breakthrough vehicle and energy architecture.
The Opportunity
This is a ground-floor chance to own avionics and electrical systems for the company's first orbital vehicle, targeted for early deployment in 2026. You'll work side-by-side with the founders, architecting and validating the electronics backbone that powers the spacecraft. You'll have full design ownership, rapid iteration cycles, and direct influence on a flight program being built from first principles.
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Locations mentioned : Hawthorne, CA; Rancho Dominguez, CA; Los Angeles, CA (all related salary ranges shown per location on the original posting).
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