Avionics Payload Engineer

Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator focused on hypersonic testing and operational innovations. They are seeking an Avionics Payload Engineer to support the design, integration, and testing of experimental payloads on hypersonic vehicles, working within a multidisciplinary team to ensure successful project execution.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate experimental payload requirements to determine fit for integration onto a hypersonic test bed
• Work across many teams and subsystems to define and implement collection and recording of experimental payload data
• Contribute to instrumentation and telemetry (Data) system requirements development, design, testing, & operation for customer payloads
• Develop and support instrumentation and telemetry tests
• Make suggestions and recommendations for improvements, including changes to workflow
• Report to and support Talon-A Payload Integration Lead
• Support technical customer reviews and ensure contract deliverables are on time and meet or exceed customer expectations
• Analyze flight data and generate reports for customers
• Be an effective and professional representative of the company
• Travel, as needed, to support the company
• Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, integrity and fulfillment of commitments

Skills

• Experience in instrumentation, telemetry, or network engineering in an operational or regulated test environment
• Experience with data acquisition systems and dataloggers
• Experience working with government procurement processes
• Experience writing system requirements or ability to effectively elicit requirements from a customer
• Experience with designing test equipment to support both bench and in vehicle testing of electronic assemblies
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to acquire and maintain a security clearance
• Proficiency with at least one programming language, including but not limited to C/C++/C#, Python
• Experience with source control systems such as git
• Fundamental experience with laboratory equipment (e.g. oscilloscope, benchtop power supplies, etc.)
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Visio)
• Flight test program experience or Mission Control Room console experience
• Experience designing & manufacturing aircraft harnesses
• Aircraft and/or launch vehicle development or design experience (electrical, structures, or propulsion systems)
• Experience with integration and test of payloads onto experimental vehicles
• Expertise with RF devices such as transmitters, receivers, encoders/decoders, or similar
• Experience with environmental qualification of electronic devices intended for flight vehicles
• Hands-on aircraft build, piloting, or flight test experience
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Experience with Curtiss-Wright or Safran Data Acquisition Units
• Experience with NI LabVIEW and NI DAQmx
• Experience with requirements management tools such as JAMA or Doors

Benefits

• 9/80 schedule
• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
• Tuition reimbursement

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