Senior Avionics Engineer in Houston, Texas at Venus Aerospace
Job Function: Engineering
Venus Aerospace
Houston, Texas, 77002, United States
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Job Description
Senior Avionics Engineer
What You'll Get To Do
What You'll Get To Do
- Lead the architecture, design, and selection of avionics hardware, including flight computers, sensors, power systems, and communication interfaces.
- Define and implement interfaces between flight components (e.g., flight computers, sensors, actuators, power systems, radios).
- Develop and maintain hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test environments to support software development, integration, and verification.
- Own battery sizing and power system analysis, including load analysis, margins, thermal considerations, and mission profiles.
- Support system integration, ground testing, and flight testing, including troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with external vendors and suppliers to define requirements, evaluate components, manage technical trade studies, and support procurement.
- Author and review technical documentation, including requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), schematics, test plans, and verification reports.
- Ensure avionics designs meet aerospace standards, reliability, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across avionics and flight systems teams.
- Collaborate with GN&C, Aerodynamics, and Structures engineering disciplines to ascertain system requirements and meet technical program needs
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- 5+ years of experience in avionics or aerospace electrical systems engineering.
- Proven experience with flight computer hardware design and/or selection.
- Strong background in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and integration.
- Hands-on experience defining and implementing interfaces between flight components.
- Demonstrated experience with battery sizing, power budgets, and power system design.
- Experience working with outside vendors, including technical evaluations and supplier coordination.
- Proficiency reading and creating schematics, wiring diagrams, and interface documentation.
- Strong troubleshooting and systems-level thinking skills.
- Key Competencies: systems-level avionics expertise; cross-functional collaboration; vendor and supplier management; technical leadership and mentorship; clear technical communication
- Experience with DO-160, DO-254, DO-178, or similar aerospace standards.
- Familiarity with embedded systems, buses and protocols (CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, etc.).
- Experience supporting flight test campaigns.
- Background in UAV, space systems, eVTOL, missiles, launch vehicles, or experimental aircraft.
- Experience with environmental testing (vibration, thermal, EMI/EMC).
ITAR Requirements
This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be able to meet ITAR requirements (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). You can learn more about ITAR here.
Venus Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation, please email careerassistance@venusaero.com or call (281) 203-0027.This email and phone number were created exclusively to assist job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Messages or any other purposes, such as following up on an application, third party staffing agencies, website technical issues, or any other issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response. Messages will be returned within five business days.
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Houston, Texas, 77002, United States
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