General Galactic

Lead Avionics Engineer

LocationLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
Job Typefull_time
Salary$145,000-$215,000

About This Job


About General Galactic

General Galactic designs, develops, and builds advanced spacecraft for the most demanding missions. Led by former SpaceX, Varda, and Relativity engineers, our vision is to expand access to high-energy orbits across LEO, MEO, GEO, and cislunar space with our proprietary Genesis propulsion technology. Based in Los Angeles, California, we’re leveraging paradigm-shifting energy technology to reshape the space domain.


Job Description

You will work closely with the founders and technical team to develop critical technology for our product fleet, including vehicle SN1 in early 2026. You’ll have extreme ownership over your work, move quickly, and operate with high agency. As we grow, there will be opportunities to expand your role with the company.

You will lead all aspects of the electrical design, testing, qualification, and integration for General Galactic vehicles. Scope of work could include development of flight computers, power electronics, RF and comms, PCB development, telemetry, precision, navigation, and timing (PNT), mechanical isolation and harnessing, system bring-up, etc. Responsibilities may be tailored to the candidate’s profile and could include:

Lead avionics development from conception to flight-ready systems and their integration
Own avionics design & interfacing, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, and critical system-level trades
Prototype, design, bring-up, and validate flight computers, power systems, comms, and electronics
Validate system reliability via root cause and corrective action investigation, debugging, documentation, etc.
Hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing and validation; testbed development and operation
Lead all work to ensure compliance with relevant government and/or safety requirements


Requirements

Successful applicants should have most of the following:

BS in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or similar degree
5+ years of experience in development of space electronics/avionic systems
Prior experience architecting and qualifying avionic systems for spaceflight
Comfortability and familiarity with relevant government/MIL-spec standards
Hands-on circuit design experience and electronics test equipment experience
Prior experience with Altium Designer or an alternative
Experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level or system level
Experience in a fast-paced startup environment or similar
Strong engineering background and first-principles approach to problem solving even with incomplete or partial information


Your salary and incentives will be determined individually on the basis of the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base Range: $145,000 to $215,000/year + benefits + stock options plan

Very brief statements of fit/interest in this role are encouraged, please send to careers@gengalactic.com.


This position requires access to information protected under US export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. As such, US person status (including US citizens, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted U.S. asylum status, or individuals admitted in U.S. refugee status) is a required qualification for this position.


General Galactic Technologies Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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