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Stratolaunch

Designs, manufactures, and launches aerospace vehicles.

Electrical, Avionics Drafter

AvionicsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMojave, CA, USA$33.65 - $61.30

About the Job

Requirements

  • Knowledge of and experience working with one or more of these disciplines: electrical engineering, avionics, experimental aircraft, or launch vehicle integration.
  • Experience with aerospace production documentation, including drawings and work orders.
  • Experience with product data management systems, engineering control, and revision-control release processes.
  • Familiarity with common aerospace hardware such as connectors, relays, and wire types.
  • Ability to communicate technical challenges and guidance to varied audiences to gain support or resolve concerns.
  • Ability to work on one’s own initiative and prioritize tasks to fit business goals.
  • Experience with complex aerospace system development.
  • Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
  • Knowledge of Siemens Capital/Mentor Graphics.
  • Familiarity with concepts and applications following drafting standards per ASME Y14.
  • Familiarity with 3D computer-aided design.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Experience as a computer-aided design parts librarian.
  • A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution and 2–4 years of engineering experience for Level I, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution and 4–6 years of engineering experience for Level II, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution and 6 or more years of engineering experience for Level III, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

  • Develop engineering documentation, including wiring diagrams and harness drawings, following industry drafting standards (ASME Y14).
  • Develop and maintain system and subsystem drawing packages.
  • Plan, lay out, draw, and revise detailed part, assembly, and installation engineering drawings from basic layouts, referencing Stratolaunch and aerospace industry standards, including drawing-note callouts.
  • Understand how electrical and mechanical components interact in larger systems, including details, subassemblies, main assemblies, and next higher assemblies.
  • Incorporate engineering design-team redlines and redlines from completed manufacturing work.
  • Use computer-aided design equipment and graphic tools such as CAD, NX, CATIA, and Mentor Graphics.
  • Develop process-improvement documentation defining current engineering drafting practices.
  • Understand a broad range of technical data and interact with disciplines involved in vehicle design, purchasing, manufacturing, integration, and testing.
  • Create engineering documentation to facilitate avionics subsystem design efforts.
  • Reference 3D CAD models and integrate them into 2D environments.
  • Support avionics design efforts as required.
  • Communicate regularly and comprehensively with leadership.
  • Contribute to the integration of complex aerospace systems.
  • Travel as needed to support the department.

Desired Qualifications

  • Security clearance.
  • Experience integrating launch-vehicle or aircraft electrical-power systems.
  • Direct hands-on experience with aircraft electrical-system installation and best practices.
  • Preferred experience as a CAD parts librarian using Mentor Graphics.
  • 3D CAD modeling experience using NX, CATIA, or SolidWorks.
  • Familiarity with configuration-management systems, preferably Jira.
  • Familiarity with concepts and applications following GD&T per ASME Y14.5.

About the Company

Stratolaunch

Designs, manufactures, and launches aerospace vehicles.

Stratolaunch designs, manufactures, and launches aerospace vehicles and technologies to meet national needs for reliable, routine access to space and to advance the United States’ ability to design and operate hypersonic vehicles. Its offerings span the full end-to-end process of aerospace programs, from initial design through manufacturing to launch operations. The company differentiates itself by focusing on practical space access and the development of hypersonic capabilities, aiming to support national security and defense needs rather than pursuing consumer or commercial applications. The goal is to provide dependable ways to reach space regularly while pushing forward the nation’s hypersonic design and operational expertise.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Mojave, CA
Founded
2011

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