Electrical Engineer (III or Senior), Avionics Subsystems Lead

True Anomaly • Long Beach, CA

11d • $110,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

True Anomaly is hiring an Electrical Engineer at the III or Senior level to serve as a Subsystem Lead (SSL) for the avionics subsystem on one or more space vehicle programs. The SSL is accountable for delivering a subsystem that meets its requirements, cost, and schedule from program start through on-orbit operations. The role owns the technical solution—including design, analysis, build, test, and delivery—and works with engineers and technicians assigned by the Avionics functional team. The SSL is the subsystem’s primary contact for program leadership and other vehicle subsystem leads, partnering with Systems Engineering on program-level requirements and architecture while owning work within the subsystem boundary.

The position is onsite full-time in Centennial, Colorado, or Long Beach, California, with occasional remote work possible. Travel to True Anomaly sites, suppliers, test facilities, and launch sites may be required. The role requires the ability to maintain or obtain TS//SCI clearance. Applicants must also meet the stated U.S. Government space technology export-control eligibility requirements.

The listed base salary is $110,000–$200,000, with equity and benefits. Actual level and salary depend on job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, or Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience designing, building, and testing avionics or electrical hardware for flight, space, or defense programs.
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and sufficient depth to work credibly with digital, FPGA, power (EPS), RF, and harness engineers.
• Hands-on ownership of a subsystem or major assembly through at least one full lifecycle phase: design, build, test, or operations.
• Experience writing and managing subsystem specifications, interface control documents, and verification matrices.
• Experience leading design reviews and test readiness reviews.
• Experience leading hardware anomaly investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective action.
• Experience working with suppliers, including statements of work, technical evaluations, and acceptance data review.
• Clear written and verbal communication with engineers, program leadership, and customers.
• Ability to maintain or obtain TS//SCI clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under the stated export-control requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Experience as a responsible engineer (RE), integrated product team (IPT) lead, control account manager (CAM), or subsystem lead on a spacecraft program.
• Familiarity with spacecraft avionics architectures, including flight computers, data handling, power distribution, RF, and harness.
• Experience with space environmental testing, including TVAC, vibration, shock, and EMI/EMC, and with space-grade parts selection and derating.
• Experience supporting launch, commissioning, or on-orbit operations.
• Experience working with government or defense customers and interpreting defense specifications.
• Experience in a fast-paced startup or similarly dynamic hardware environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, analysis, build, test, and delivery of the avionics subsystem within allocated technical and cost targets; conduct trades and escalate when requirements or targets cannot be met.
• Translate subsystem allocations into subsystem and component specifications with the program Systems Engineer and Chief Engineer; maintain the verification matrix and close verification items through qualification and acceptance.
• Establish and maintain interface control documents with adjacent subsystems, including power, RF, harness, flight software, structures, and thermal, and resolve interface issues with their leads.
• Provide subsystem milestones to the program integrated master schedule, plan detailed work, update status weekly, and flag schedule slips with recovery options.
• Report subsystem technical performance measures, including mass, power, thermal dissipation, cost, and margin.
• Create and maintain the subsystem risk register for technical, supply, schedule, and cost risks, and raise risks that threaten program success.
• Present the subsystem at preliminary and critical design reviews, test readiness reviews, and tabletop reviews, supported by relevant analyses such as worst-case, thermal, radiation, and derating analyses.
• Prepare technical sections of supplier statements of work, review proposals, support vendor selection with Supply Chain, review acceptance data, and witness supplier testing.
• Coordinate with engineers and technicians building and testing hardware; remove blockers; lead anomaly investigations and corrective action with Quality; and decide with the Chief Engineer whether to retest, rework, or use hardware as-is.
• Support vehicle integration, environmental testing, launch-site operations, commissioning, and on-orbit anomaly response; incorporate lessons learned into future designs.
• Make day-to-day decisions within subsystem boundaries and communicate them to the Chief Engineer, Program Manager, and functional leaders; escalate decisions affecting subsystem requirements, cost baseline, or delivery schedule with a recommendation.
• Follow company processes for change management, anomaly resolution, and configuration control.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and dependents, with HSA/HRA options.
• Flexible Time Off for exempt employees or accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Parental leave and sick leave.
• Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Dog Fridays.
• Equity participation as part of the total compensation package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level