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Team Lead, Avionics - Vehicle Electronics

San Francisco💼 Full-time💰 $160,000–$160,000🗓 2026-09-30

Core

Lead a team of engineers designing compute, networking, and power distribution systems for geo-synchronous spacecraft.

Role type

Senior IC hardware team lead (avionics)

Builds

In-house spacecraft hardware and systems

Domain

Aerospace / Satellite Communications

Required skills

Board-level hardware design, Analog/mixed-signal circuit design, Hardware debugging and bring-up, Team management, Vendor management, Embedded systems knowledge

Preferred skills

FPGA/Microcontroller design, Signal conditioning, Radiation effects knowledge, Environmental test experience, C/C++/Python

Technologies

FPGAs, Microcontrollers, RS-485, SPI, Ethernet, I2C, Embedded computers

Responsibilities

Manage and grow a team of electrical engineers, Define spacecraft compute/networking/power architectures, Oversee hardware design and implementation, Manage development schedules, Drive component selection and verification, Support production and mission operations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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