Electrical Engineer (Avionics)

Astrobotic Technology's Landers & Spacecraft dept. is seeking an Electrical Engineerto serve as the design engineer on our Avionics subsystem team. Astrobotic Technology wants you to design, fabricate, and test hardware avionics and electronics components for the Griffin lunar lander, which was selected by NASA to return America to the Moon. This mission will enable NASA's objective to map water ice on the lunar surface, which in turn supports NASA's plans for crewed missions in 2024. As part of Astrobotic's Landers & Spacecraft Team, you will literally be creating history as we define the benchmark for commercial delivery of payloads to the Moon and beyond.

Responsibilities Include:

• Design PCBs to that serve as the spacecraft’s primary and secondary avionics systems.
• Perform trade studies on electronic components and select the best options for engineering and flight avionics units.
• Develop test procedures for component, board-level and system-level integrated testing.
• Programming embedded systems, FPGAs, microcontrollers, computer processors, graphic processors, or similar.
• Implement the full systems engineering development cycle, and regularly report to the Avionics Systems Lead on progress.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop testing with engineering and flight systems.
• Write and present technical reports.

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• Schematic and board design proficiency using software like Altium, Eagle, OrCAD, or similar
• Rapid prototype development skills
• Strong debugging skills
• Ability to develop modeling tests for power or avionics systems
• Digital, analog, and signal conditioning design skills

Experience in the following:

• Designing electronic hardware, including computing, signal conditioning, control electronics, filtering, data acquisition, and command & data handling (C&DH)
• Utilizing partners and suppliers to identify and implement cost-effective, technically optimal solutions
• Researching and selecting components from various external vendors by verifying that the components meet the mission needs
• Developing schematic and board designs using software like Altium, Eagle, OrCAD, or similar
• Testing assembled PCBs or integrated systems
• Performing hardware-in-the-loop tests for selected components

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Performing trade studies for the electrical and avionics systems
• Systems engineering experience for controlling requirements, risks, and integration flow
• Capable of programming embedded systems, FPGAs, microcontrollers, computer processors, graphic processors, or similar
• Applying NASA-STD 8739.4, AIAA-S122-2007, MIL-HDBK-454B, or similar
• Applying NASA-STD 4001 and NASA-STD 4003 or similar
• Developing test scripts or simulations for testing integrated systems
• Experience digital, analog, and signal conditioning design skills

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Astrobotic Technology, Inc. does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to contact@astrobotic.com.