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Lead Electrical Hardware Engineer – Avionics

Voyager

Pittsburgh, PA · full time · Senior

$140,000 – $160,000

Listed on Voyager’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

Lead engineer responsible for designing, building, and testing avionics hardware systems for spacecraft across Voyager's product lines, while managing a team and defining engineering standards. This role suits experienced electrical engineers with a background in complex hardware development who are ready to step into a technical leadership position.

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What they ask for

Required

  • 6+ years of electronics hardware development experience
  • BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent work experience
  • Proficiency with schematic and board design software (Altium, Eagle, OrCAD, or similar)
  • Experience in component and LRU electrical design
  • Ability to mentor and lead small engineering teams
  • US Person status (US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual)
  • Eligible for export authorization from US State or Commerce Department

Nice to have

  • Experience developing spacecraft electronics for Class D unmanned spacecraft
  • High-speed digital PCB design experience
  • VITA VPX or SpaceVPX standards implementation (VITA 46.0, VITA 65.0, VITA 78.0)
  • Task management and scheduling tools (Microsoft Project, JIRA)
  • Range Safety and Ground Safety electronics compliance knowledge
  • Mechanical CAD tool proficiency
  • FPGA and microcontroller programming capability
  • NASA-STD 4001 and NASA-STD 4003 knowledge
  • Space environmental testing experience
  • MIL-STD 461 testing experience
  • MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

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