Engineering Manager, Arc Vehicle Avionics

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations, scheduling, and tasking for the Arc Avionics team, including managing Electrical, Harnessing, and Embedded Software Engineers
• Own the delivery, mechanical packaging, and electrical integration of all avionics hardware on the Arc vehicle
• Coordinate with the Platform Avionics team to integrate power distribution, flight computers, telemetry, and sensor architectures
• Oversee design, routing, fabrication, and quality control of electrical harnessing and RF communication systems
• Collaborate with Software, Simulation, and Test teams to validate flight software and execute hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
• Manage technical risks, mass/power budgets, and design-for-manufacturing trades
• Drive troubleshooting and failure investigation of electrical and RF anomalies

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical experience
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in complex avionics development, electrical hardware integration, or aerospace systems engineering
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams or complex hardware integration projects
• Technical depth in power distribution, RF communications, flight computers, sensor interfacing, and cabling/harnessing
• Experience managing hardware through development, assembly, and environmental qualification (vibration, thermal vacuum, EMI/EMC)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with spacecraft, launch vehicle, or high-reliability tactical aerospace hardware
• Familiarity with battery safety, power distribution architectures, and pyrotechnic trigger systems
• Experience developing and executing Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test setups
• Prior experience working in startups or small independent teams

About the Company

Inversion builds advanced reentry systems to deliver next-generation capabilities from space, turning Low-Earth Orbit into an on-demand logistics domain.