Description
Avionics Engineer
Location: Playa Vista, California (in-person, five days per week)
The return lane isn’t going to build itself. Come build it with us.
Outpost is an orbital logistics company rewriting the rules of global logistics by building reusable Earth-return vehicles that unlock in-space manufacturing, on-orbit warehousing, and 60-minute global delivery through space.
Our CarryAll vehicle family returns payloads ranging from 200 kilograms to 10 metric tons, lands within 10 meters of its target, and can then be refurbished and launched again. One vehicle, many missions: responsive logistics and precision delivery for national security; commercial cargo moved with real cadence; R&D payloads flown, tested, and refined across repeatable cycles; and critical aid delivered where roads and runways can’t reach.
The demand is already here, validated through defense and civil agreements and supported by a growing pipeline of government and commercial customers.
We have the customers, the team, and a clear technical path ahead of us. We’re building the return lane. Come build it with us.
The Team
We're looking for a hands-on Avionics Engineer to design, build, and test the avionics systems that power Outpost's return vehicles. This role owns hardware from flight computers and power distribution to sensor integration and communications, working across the full lifecycle from architecture through flight. You'll work closely with structures, software, and integration and test teams to deliver avionics that survive launch, orbital, and reentry environments. You'll report to engineering leadership and have direct ownership over the systems you build.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and test avionics hardware for the return vehicle, from flight computers to power systems and sensor suites
- Support component- and system-level qualification testing, including vibration, thermal, and EMI/EMC
- Support avionics integration with the vehicle harness, structures, and software teams
- Troubleshoot hardware issues during integration, test, and flight operations
- Develop test procedures and support flight readiness reviews
- Contribute to avionics architecture decisions balancing reliability, mass, and cost
- Support vehicle assembly, integration, and test
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years designing and testing avionics hardware for aerospace or similarly complex systems
- Experience with flight computers, power distribution units, sensor integration, or communication systems
- Proficiency with schematic capture and circuit analysis tools
- Experience with embedded systems debugging, oscilloscopes, and lab test equipment
- Strong understanding of avionics architecture for launch, orbital, or reentry environments
- Ability to work cross-functionally with software, structures, and test teams
Preferred Experience
- Experience with radiation-tolerant or flight-heritage avionics components
- Familiarity with reentry or hypersonic vehicle environments
- Experience with FPGA or embedded firmware development
- Background at a launch vehicle, satellite, or spacecraft company
Compensation:
- Competitive compensation: $130,000 - $150,000; (commensurate with experience).
- Additional Compensation: Annual performance-based bonuses that reward your impact.
- Shared upside: Meaningful equity in Outpost so you share directly in the value you help create.
- Comprehensive healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision coverage to keep you and your loved ones covered. We cover the base tier of medical insurance and all premiums of vision and dental.
- Protection when it matters: Company-provided short- and long-term disability coverage for peace of mind, plus life insurance for even more security.
- PTO: Recharge on your own terms with paid time off, plus 9 days of paid holidays.
- Invest in your future: 401(k) with company match to help you build long-term wealth.
- Fueled for the mission: Daily DoorDash lunch stipend, plus unlimited snacks, coffee, and tea to keep you energized.
- Mission that matters: Work shoulder-to-shoulder with leaders from aerospace, new space, and deep-tech industries building the future of orbital infrastructure.
- Pet Friendly Office: Bring your furry friend into the office so that they can be a part of our mission too.
- Monthly Company Happy Hours and Events: Drinks at the local bar, hibachi nights, mini golfing and more!
You must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 , or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
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