Outpost
Avionics Engineer
Los Angeles, California
Work authorization required$130k-$150kDetected 7 days ago
LogisticsFPGAEmbedded SystemsAvionicsEMI/EMCAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsSensorsLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- Avionics Engineer Location: Playa Vista, California (in-person, five days per week) Outpost is pioneering Earth return logistics for space.
- Our spacecraft is already backed by the U.S. government with multiple missions ahead.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and test avionics hardware for the return vehicle, from flight computers to power systems and sensor suites
- Support component- and system-level qualification testing, including vibration, thermal, and EMI/EMC
- Support avionics integration with the vehicle harness, structures, and software teams
- Develop test procedures and support flight readiness reviews
- Support vehicle assembly, integration, and test
- We're building vehicles that can return payloads from orbit safely and precisely enabling faster space-based manufacturing, global delivery, and entirely new capabilities in the space economy.
- This role owns hardware from flight computers and power distribution to sensor integration and communications, working across the full lifecycle from architecture through flight.
- You'll work closely with structures, software, and integration and test teams to deliver avionics that survive launch, orbital, and reentry environments.
- You'll report to engineering leadership and have direct ownership over the systems you build.
- 401(k) with company match to help you build long-term wealth.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years designing and testing avionics hardware for aerospace or similarly complex systems
- Experience with flight computers, power distribution units, sensor integration, or communication systems
- Proficiency with schematic capture and circuit analysis tools
- Experience with embedded systems debugging, oscilloscopes, and lab test equipment
- Strong understanding of avionics architecture for launch, orbital, or reentry environments
- Ability to work cross-functionally with software, structures, and test teams
- Experience with radiation-tolerant or flight-heritage avionics components
- Familiarity with reentry or hypersonic vehicle environments
- Experience with FPGA or embedded firmware development
- Background at a launch vehicle, satellite, or spacecraft company
Nice to have
- Preferred Experience
Compensation
- $130,000 - $150,000; (commensurate with experience).
- Annual performance-based bonuses that reward your impact.
Benefits
- Meaningful equity in Outpost so you share directly in the value you help create.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage to keep you and your loved ones covered.
- We cover the base tier of medical insurance and all premiums of vision and dental.
- Company-provided short- and long-term disability coverage for peace of mind, plus life insurance for even more security.
- Recharge on your own terms with paid time off, plus 9 days of paid holidays.
- Daily DoorDash lunch stipend, plus unlimited snacks, coffee, and tea to keep you energized.
Company info
- Drinks at the local bar, hibachi nights, mini golfing and more!
- We're looking for a hands-on Avionics Engineer to design, build, and test the avionics systems that power Outpost's return vehicles.
- Bring your furry friend into the office so that they can be a part of our mission too.
- We're a mission-focused team, building with urgency, grit, and care for the work we do and the people we do it with.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen or lawful permanent resident of the U
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