Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct hire Sr Avionics Engineer opportunity.
Job Responsibilities
Vehicle avionics architecture: Flight computer / C&DH, avionics stack selection, and downlink protocol, from concept through CDR, qualification, and flight.
Flight electronics for a gun-launched environment: Board design, component selection, and packaging that survive in-barrel acceleration and hypersonic flight.
The vehicle sensor suite and instrumented projectile: Sensor selection, signal conditioning, data acquisition, and onboard data handling.
RF / TT&C / communications: Telemetry downlink, antenna integration (through the waverider geometry and plasma sheath), link-budget analysis, and FCC / NTIA spectrum coordination.
The vehicle power system: Battery chemistry selection and gun-hardened qualification, plus power distribution and conditioning.
Flight-termination (FTS) avionics: Support of FAA/AST range-safety qualification.
The HIL/SIL test bed. Build and own the hardware/software-in-the-loop bench for avionics and GNC integration.
Environmental and g-load qualification: Plan and run 250g in-barrel and thermal-cycling test campaigns; reduce and interpret the data.
Ground and test instrumentation: Support the active test campaigns (Side Injection, Tonopah) with sensors and data acquisition.
Technical documentation: Clear, maintained records of avionics architecture, interfaces, and qualification results.
Job Qualifications:
BS in Electrical, Computer, or Electronics Engineering (or a related field); MS a plus. Equivalent hands-on avionics experience will be considered.
2+ years designing and delivering electronics or avionics in aerospace, defense, or a comparable high-performance, high-reliability hardware environment.
Deep embedded/firmware experience. C/C++, RTOS or bare-metal, microcontrollers, and board bring-up.
Strong PCB design and layout. Schematic capture and multilayer board layout (Altium, KiCad, or equivalent), including design for manufacture.
Hands-on lab proficiency. Soldering, harness/cabling, and bench debug with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power supplies.
Preferred Job Qualifications:
RF, communications, or telemetry experience. Link-budget analysis, antenna integration, transceivers, and spectrum coordination.
Power electronics and battery systems, including high-g or gun-hardened qualification.
HIL/SIL test bench development
Test instrumentation and data acquisition (DAQ, signal conditioning, LabVIEW or equivalent).
High-reliability or harsh-environment electronics. Shock, vibration, and high-g environments or space/mil qualification (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461).
Flight software or GNC integration experience.
Python or MATLAB for data reduction and test automation.
Job Details:
Job Type: Direct-Hire
Salary Range $150K-$190K
Location: Alameda, CA (Onsite).
ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.
About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to Software, Electronics, Medical Device, Telecom, and Aerospace companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Shoreline, WA
Salary
$150,000–$190,000 Per Year
Skills
Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Antennaunmatched
Avionicsunmatched
Budgetingunmatched
C Programming Languageunmatched
C++ Programming Languageunmatched
Campaignsunmatched
Chemistryunmatched
Component Selectionunmatched
Computer Architectureunmatched
Computer Firmwareunmatched
Data Reductionunmatched
Debugging Skillsunmatched
Electricityunmatched
Electronic Designunmatched
Electronic Engineeringunmatched
Electronicsunmatched
Embedded Systemsunmatched
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)unmatched
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)unmatched
Geometryunmatched
High Reliabilityunmatched
Information Technology Softwareunmatched
Injectionsunmatched
Instrumentationunmatched
LabVIEW Programming Languageunmatched
Legalunmatched
Logic Analyzerunmatched
MATLABunmatched
MIL-STD-461unmatched
Medical Equipmentunmatched
Microcontrollerunmatched
Military/DoD Standardsunmatched
Oscilloscopeunmatched
Plasmaunmatched
Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Layoutunmatched
Printed Circuit Board Designunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Radio Frequencyunmatched
Realtime Operating Systemunmatched
Record Keepingunmatched
Schematic Captureunmatched
Solderingunmatched
Technical Writingunmatched
Telecommunications Industryunmatched
Telemetryunmatched
Test Automationunmatched
Test Benchunmatched
Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
Testingunmatched
Transceiversunmatched
United States Citizenunmatched
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