Avionics Engineer
- Salary
- $100K - $200K
- Level
- Mid
- Work type
- On-site · Hawthorne
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
Reflect Orbital's standard text
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
Reflect Orbital's standard text
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.
Reflect Orbital's standard text
- 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.
More about Reflect Orbital:
Learn more about our team here.
What this role asks for
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Read against Reflect Orbital's other open postings on this site.
The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 17 open in Engineering. 3 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in February: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Python (12 of 17), C++ (11 of 17), CI/CD (6 of 17), Linux (6 of 17), Docker (5 of 17), Git (5 of 17), AWS (4 of 17)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Mission Operations Engineering Intern posted Sep 24
- Ground Software Engineering Intern posted Sep 24
- Mechanical Engineering Intern posted Sep 24
- Embedded Firmware Engineering Intern posted Sep 2
- Flight Software Engineering Intern posted Sep 2
- GNC Engineering Intern posted Sep 2
- Principal GNC Engineer posted Sep 2
- Senior GNC Engineer posted Aug 31
- Senior Ground Software Engineer posted Aug 19
- Principal Ground Software Engineer posted Aug 19
- Ground Software Engineer posted Aug 19
- Senior Mission Operations Engineer posted Aug 19
- Principal Mission Operations Engineer posted Aug 19
- Mission Operations Engineer posted Aug 19
- Composites Engineer posted Jan 22
- Mechanical Engineer posted Feb 7
From the team and dates on Reflect Orbital's own job board.
Salary context
5 other open postings titled Avionics Engineer state a salary: median USD 120,000 to USD 175,000 a year.
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