Principal Avionics Engineer

About the role

Venus Aerospace is seeking a Principal Avionics Engineer to lead the design, integration, and flight‑test of avionics systems for its revolutionary propulsion platforms. You will own the end‑to‑end architecture of flight computers, sensors, power systems, and communication interfaces, ensuring they are flight‑ready and meet aerospace standards.

Key responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and selection of avionics hardware, including flight computers, sensors, power systems, and communication interfaces.
• Develop and maintain hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HITL) test environments for software integration and verification.
• Own battery sizing, power budget analysis, thermal considerations, and mission profile assessments.
• Support system integration, ground testing, and flight testing, providing troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis.
• Collaborate with external vendors to define requirements, evaluate components, and manage technical trade studies.
• Author and review technical documentation such as requirements, ICDs, schematics, test plans, and verification reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in avionics or aerospace electrical systems engineering.
• Extensive experience with rocket propulsion, flight test, and launch operations.
• Proven experience in systems design, architecture, and requirement writing.
• Strong background in hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing and integration.

Required skills

• Flight computer hardware design or selection.
• Hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HITL) testing.
• Battery sizing and power system analysis.
• Creation and interpretation of schematics, wiring diagrams, and interface control documents.
• Familiarity with aerospace standards such as DO‑160, DO‑254, DO‑178.
• Knowledge of embedded communication protocols (CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, MIL‑STD‑1553).