Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

iRocket is scaling its autonomous launcher capabilities, and we’re looking for an Avionics Engineer to design, integrate, and verify guidance, navigation, control, and flight-software systems for our reusable launch vehicles.

The Role

• Design and integrate avionics architectures: flight computers, sensors, guid-nav-control, actuation subsystems, and vehicle communication systems.
• Produce schematics, PCB layouts, thermal/mechanical analysis, and firmware/FPGA integration where applicable.
• Perform system-level verification: hardware-in-loop, software-in-loop, vibration/thermal/EMI testing, and flight-qualification.
• Work with software, propulsion, structures, and systems teams to close requirements and flight readiness.
• Maintain documentation: requirements, verification plans, traceability, and anomaly reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering.
• 3+ years of avionics or embedded systems engineering in aerospace, defense, or complex systems environment.
• Experience with PCB design, signal conditioning, sensor integration, flight-software verification, and test systems.
• Knowledge of guidance/navigation/control algorithms, FPGA/embedded firmware, and hardware validation.
• Strong problem-solving and systems-thinking skills; ability to lead integration and verification in a startup setting.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Wellness Resources

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