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Avionics Engineer

Reflect Orbital logoReflect Orbital
Zero to one
TypeFull-time
WorkplaceOn-site
SeniorityMid-level
Salary$100,000–$200,000
LocationHawthorne, CA
Posted2/7/2025
Engineering

At Reflect, you will be expected to move fast, have a lot of ownership and, most importantly, be able to effect change. If this excites you, we are interested in hearing about your best work and accomplishments across any domain and from any points in your life.

About the Role

As an Avionics Engineer, you will have zero to one design ownership of electronic subsystems on our first spacecraft. You will be responsible for designing, building, testing and improving reliable space-ready components. The ideal candidate will have strong experience working on spacecraft.

Responsibilities

  • Own avionics system-level design & interfaces and make system-level trades

  • Prototype, design, bring up and validate flight computers, communication systems, and electronics for power systems and ADCS

  • Establish best practices and tooling for electrical engineering design

  • Develop in-house avionics test infrastructure – flatsat, GPS sim, power sim, comms sim, etc.

  • Design and execute avionics qualification testing for vibration, shock, thermal and thermal vacuum environments and own your hardware into flight operation

Ideal Qualifications

  • You have 4–6 years of avionics or electronics engineering experience, ideally on spacecraft.

  • You’ve designed and validated PCBAs for the space environment or similar high performance environments/vehicles

  • You’ve owned multiple high-reliability electronics subsystems from concept to deployment

  • You can succeed with a high level of autonomy

  • You’ve iterated on requirements and architecture to achieve an optimal design in a highly constrained trade space

  • You have experience hacking and crawling through electronics systems to troubleshoot issues

Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, we are likely still interested in hearing from you. Hiring exceptional individuals is our #1 priority, and we believe that exceptional people often have highly unusual backgrounds.

We are also interested in carving out unique roles for unconventional people that we are excited about working with.

Benefits

Reflect Orbital’s success will hinge on our team, which is why our compensation and benefits plan is designed to reward our employees and support their families as generously as we’re able.

  • Broad choice of medical/dental/vision coverage, Reflect covers 100% of each base-policy

  • Access to HSA, FSA, and 401K

  • Unlimited paid time off

  • Healthy lunches provided daily

Equal Opportunity

Reflect Orbital is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Reflect Orbital is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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Reflect Orbital

Sunlight On Demand

Reflect Orbital is developing technology to sell sunlight to those who need it. We imagine a future where sunlight continues powering solar farms and providing lighting after the sun sets. We’re a small team of engineers who make progress by building things quickly and iteratively. Time is our greatest constraint. Join us.

Private companySeries AIn the news
Founded2021
HQLos Angeles, United States
Size11-50 employees
Unlock human wisdom
ThesisTermsPrivacy
Industry
Renewable Energy Power Generation
Funding
  • Series A · $20M · May 14, 2025
Investors
Lux Capital
News
  • Sequoia-backed Reflect Orbital raises $73.5M to beam sunlight to Earth after dark
  • Reflect Orbital raises $73.5M to beam sunlight from orbit
  • Reflect Orbital Wants 50,000 Space Mirrors [2026]

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