Design and own electrical subsystems and high-reliability avionics for solar-powered stratospheric aircraft from concept through flight. Requires 1+ years building real electronic hardware and strong EE fundamentals.
100k – 160k
On-site1+ YOEHardware Engineering
About the role
What you’ll do
Design and fly high-reliability avionics for stratospheric aircraft
Own electrical subsystems from concept to flight
Build, bring up, debug, and iterate fast
Support integration, production, and flight ops
Work closely with mechanical, GNC, RF, and software teams
What we’re looking for
1+ years building real electronic hardware
Strong fundamentals in EE and first-principles thinking
Experience with power electronics, avionics, or high-reliability systems
Comfortable moving fast, owning outcomes, and debugging in the field
Compensation & Benefits
Meaningful equity
Top market salary and bonuses
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Factory in El Segundo
Real ownership, real hardware, real flight
Small team, massive responsibility
High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture
Dream desk setup
Daily lunch
Unlimited Celsius
Skills
Electrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsAvionicsHigh-Reliability SystemsHardware DebuggingPcb DesignEmbedded Systems
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