Avionics Engineer

About the Company

Outpost is pioneering Earth return logistics for space. We're building vehicles that can return payloads from orbit safely and precisely enabling faster space-based manufacturing, global delivery, and entirely new capabilities in the space economy.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test avionics hardware for the return vehicle, from flight computers to power systems and sensor suites
• Support component- and system-level qualification testing, including vibration, thermal, and EMI/EMC
• Support avionics integration with the vehicle harness, structures, and software teams
• Troubleshoot hardware issues during integration, test, and flight operations
• Develop test procedures and support flight readiness reviews
• Contribute to avionics architecture decisions balancing reliability, mass, and cost
• Support vehicle assembly, integration, and test

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years designing and testing avionics hardware for aerospace or complex systems
• Experience with flight computers, power distribution units, sensor integration, or communication systems
• Proficiency with schematic capture and circuit analysis tools
• Experience with embedded systems debugging, oscilloscopes, and lab test equipment
• Strong understanding of avionics architecture for launch, orbital, or reentry environments
• Ability to work cross-functionally with software, structures, and test teams
• U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with radiation-tolerant or flight-heritage avionics components
• Familiarity with reentry or hypersonic vehicle environments
• Experience with FPGA or embedded firmware development
• Background at a launch vehicle, satellite, or spacecraft company

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and annual performance-based bonuses
• Meaningful equity in Outpost
• Comprehensive healthcare including medical, dental, and vision
• Short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• Paid time off and 9 days of paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Daily DoorDash lunch stipend and unlimited snacks
• Pet-friendly office and monthly company events