Avionics Payload Engineer

Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that engineers operationally realistic testing at Mach 5+. They are seeking an Avionics Payload Engineer to support the design, build, integration, and testing of experimental customer payloads on the Talon-A hypersonic vehicles.

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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