Electrical Engineer II, Avionics

Astra•Alameda, CA

3d•$92,948 - $130,000

About The Position

As an Electrical Engineer for the Avionics Team, you will support development and production aerospace hardware used in Astra’s launch vehicles. You will be involved in all stages of development for avionics components and play an important role in pushing designs from concept all the way through qualification for flight.Type Text Here

Requirements

2+ years of hands-on electrical engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability manufacturing
Strong electrical and electromechanical troubleshooting skills
Analog and digital circuit design
Ability to read and interpret schematics, engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and test procedures
Familiarity with test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies and data acquisition systems
Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship

Nice To Haves

Aerospace production or spacecraft hardware experience
Experience using Altium Designer for schematic capture and layout
Usage of LTSpice for simulations
MATLAB programming experience
Python, C and C++ programming experience
Working knowledge of I2C, SPI, Ethernet and UART interfaces
Linux command line familiarity
EMC/EMI mitigation methods
STM32 and Xilinx Zynq experience

Responsibilities

Draft new and modify existing schematics
Perform simplistic layouts for lab test PCBs
Validate bills-of-material reports for contract manufacturers
Draft and execute test plans for hardware performance validation
Author and execute test utilities for targeted hardware testing
Capture screenshots of measurements
Log and record generated data
Simulate circuits for conceptual feasibility
Perform measurements using all types of test equipment including DVMs, oscilloscopes, function generators, spectrum analyzers and logic analyzers
Evaluate problems and devise methods for investigation
Perform targeted updates to test solutions
Document root cause and proper mitigation methods with justifications