Avionics Engineer
Reflect Orbital
Avionics Engineer
Reflect Orbital
Space-based mirrors delivering sunlight-on-demand
At Reflect, you will be expected to move fast, have a lot of ownership and, most importantly, be able to effect change. If this excites you, we are interested in hearing about your best work and accomplishments across any domain and from any points in your life.
As an Avionics Engineer, you will have zero to one design ownership of electronic subsystems on our first spacecraft. You will be responsible for designing, building, testing and improving reliable space-ready components. The ideal candidate will have strong experience working on spacecraft.
Own avionics system-level design & interfaces and make system-level trades
Prototype, design, bring up and validate flight computers, communication systems, and electronics for power systems and ADCS
Establish best practices and tooling for electrical engineering design
Develop in-house avionics test infrastructure – flatsat, GPS sim, power sim, comms sim, etc.
Design and execute avionics qualification testing for vibration, shock, thermal and thermal vacuum environments and own your hardware into flight operation
You have 4–6 years of avionics or electronics engineering experience, ideally on spacecraft.
You’ve designed and validated PCBAs for the space environment or similar high performance environments/vehicles
You’ve owned multiple high-reliability electronics subsystems from concept to deployment
You can succeed with a high level of autonomy
You’ve iterated on requirements and architecture to achieve an optimal design in a highly constrained trade space
You have experience hacking and crawling through electronics systems to troubleshoot issues
Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, we are likely still interested in hearing from you. Hiring exceptional individuals is our #1 priority, and we believe that exceptional people often have highly unusual backgrounds.
We are also interested in carving out unique roles for unconventional people that we are excited about working with.
Reflect Orbital’s success will hinge on our team, which is why our compensation and benefits plan is designed to reward our employees and support their families as generously as we’re able.
Broad choice of medical/dental/vision coverage, Reflect covers 100% of each base-policy
Access to HSA, FSA, and 401K
Unlimited paid time off
Healthy lunches provided daily
Reflect Orbital is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Reflect Orbital is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
More about Reflect Orbital:
Space-based mirrors delivering sunlight-on-demand
Reflect Orbital deploys a constellation of satellites with deployable Mylar mirrors to reflect sunlight onto specific Earth locations after dark, delivering Sunlight-as-a-Service. The mirrors in low Earth orbit illuminate designated ground sites during nighttime, pre-dawn, or post-sunset periods, helping solar farms extend operating hours and enabling on-demand lighting for industries and emergency services. It differentiates by selling reflected sunlight as a service via its own orbital assets and launch capabilities, rather than requiring new ground infrastructure. The goal is to provide a scalable, reliable source of space-delivered daylight and lighting to improve grid resilience and expand energy and illumination options for customers.
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