Avionics Engineer (Early Career)

Rendezvous Robotics•Golden, CO

2d•$80,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Rendezvous Robotics is hiring an early-career Avionics Engineer to design electronics for modular spacecraft components that rendezvous, dock, and latch together. The company is a small team based in Golden, Colorado, working toward a flight demonstration and its first operational systems. The role is intended for electrical and computer engineers graduating in 2027 or candidates with two years or less of relevant professional experience; candidates graduating in 2027 would start in summer 2027, while those already working may start sooner. Spacecraft experience is not required, and the company will teach space-design practices. The engineer will contribute to digital, power, and mixed-signal circuit-board designs across the spacecraft, taking ownership in areas aligned with their strengths and vehicle needs. Work spans schematic capture, PCB layout, fabrication and assembly, hardware bring-up and troubleshooting, test fixtures and harnesses, test scripts, collaboration with firmware and software engineers, and integration and environmental testing as hardware progresses toward flight.

Requirements

BS or MS in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a closely related field, completed by summer 2027.
Two years or less of relevant professional experience; internships and co-ops do not count toward this limit.
Solid grounding in circuits and analog and digital electronics.
Designed at least one PCB, from schematic through a working assembled board, for a class, club, or personal project.
Comfort using an oscilloscope, multimeter, and bench power supply.
Ability to read a datasheet and identify information relevant to a design.

Nice To Haves

Leadership in an engineering student organization such as Formula SAE, a rocketry club, a CubeSat or satellite team, a robotics team, or Solar Car, especially ownership of a subsystem through competition or flight.
Hardware-design internship or co-op experience.
Experience with KiCad or Altium.
Exposure to power electronics such as regulators, battery systems, or motor drivers, or to high-speed digital interfaces such as USB or Ethernet.
Enough embedded C or Python experience to bring up and test one's own boards.

Responsibilities

Learn to design electronics for space, including considerations for radiation, thermal vacuum, and derating.
Design digital, power, and mixed-signal boards across the spacecraft, matched to individual strengths and vehicle needs.
Perform schematic capture and PCB layout, review designs with senior engineers, and carry them through fabrication and assembly.
Bring up hardware on the bench, including first power-on, troubleshooting, repair, and documenting lessons learned.
Develop test fixtures, cable harnesses, and scripts to exercise hardware.
Work day to day with firmware and software engineers who build on the boards.
Support integration and environmental testing as hardware moves toward flight.