Senior Avionics Systems Engineer

Position: Senior Avionics Systems Engineer

Location: Broomfield CO

Position Type: Full-time On-site

Mission: High Frontier Build Avionics That Power Deep Space Exploration

Join our mission to kickstart the space resource economy! With our prototype mission High Frontiers targeted to launch early 2027 we are looking for hands-on electrical engineers to develop the avionics that will power the first commercial asteroid mining satellites.

All our team members are expected to be technically excellent across a range of areas - expect to be involved in all aspects of the satellite avionics system. By joining our group you will have a unique opportunity to meaningfully contribute to the development of a deep space mission while both exercising your engineering skills and providing mentorship to more junior members of the team. Your circuits will operate millions of miles from Earth powering the technology that makes space resource extraction possible.

What it takes to be successful in this role:

As an Avionics Systems Engineer at Karman you will own projects that have wide impact across our system. Create a cohesive and reliable vehicle plan through ownership of our system and grounding diagrams then work with the rest of your team to ensure these plans are implemented as intended. You will also work to design flight harnessing develop standards for maintaining compatibility between boxes and generally operate across all avionics systems to ensure our vehicle operates well as a system.

Expect a mix of vehicle documentation system analysis harness design and hardware troubleshooting and debug work.

What Youll Do

• Lead the development and maintenance of avionics system and grounding documentation to ensure architectural consistency.
• Drive system-level trade studies to balance performance reliability and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with avionics design engineers to ensure subsystem designs integrate seamlessly at the vehicle level.
• Oversee flight harness design coordinating with AI&T to ensure manufacturing fidelity and assisting with complex troubleshooting when needed.
• Define test strategies and participate in test planning to uncover integration and system-level issues early in the development cycle.
• Support design reviews and ensure consistent application of system engineering principles across the avionics domain.

What You Bring

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 5 years of experience in avionics spacecraft or mission-critical electrical systems.
• Strong foundation in electrical engineering principles with demonstrated application in complex system design.
• Familiarity with spacecraft power data and communication architectures.
• Experience leading system design integration and test efforts including mentoring junior engineers.
• Deep understanding of harness design for aerospace applications including connector selection shielding and materials per NASA or ECSS standards.
• Proficiency with lab equipment (oscilloscopes multimeters power supplies function generators).
• Experience with scripting languages (Python MATLAB or similar) for test automation and data analysis.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills at both board and system levels.
• Excellent communication skills with a record of effective cross-functional collaboration and documentation quality.

Technical Environment/Tools

The following tools are used by our team

• Circuit Design: Altium Designer
• Scientific Computing: Python Maxima
• Simulation: LTSpice Simetrix
• Scripting: Python
• Operating Systems: Primarily Windows some *nix for code development

Requirements

• Foundational experience in design and hardware for spacecraft or aerospace.
• BS or MS in engineering aerospace engineering or related technical field.

Additional Information

We Offer

Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $130000.00 - $170000.00 annually in this location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amount listed above.

Top Benefits & Perks

As a member of the Karman team youll enjoy an impressive benefits package:

• Equity Incentives - Participate in our shared success.
• Medical Dental and Vision Plans for top tier plans with additional buy-up plan options.
• Short-term Disability and Long-term Disability covered by Karman
• Basic Life Insurance covered by Karman
• 401k plan
• Unlimited Paid Time Off - We focus on what you get done not how many hours or days you work.

Location & Work Environment

This position is full-time in-person at our offices & lab in Broomfield CO. If you reside in locations outside of daily commuting distance you will be considered however no relocation or travel assistance will be provided by Karman for this position. This position operates in an office environment. This entails working inside in an office space wherein you may be provided with a public work station (cubicle) or private the performance of the duties and responsibilities of this job you will be required to view a computer terminal for prolonged periods of time.

Travel

Occasional travel to work site locations may be expected. Overnight stays may be required from time to time for training seminars conferences meetings events or visits to onsite locations.

Disclaimer

This job posting is not intended to contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required. Karman reserves the right to change or assign additional duties responsibilities and activities at any time with or without notice.

Hiring Practices

Karman is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race color religion national origin age sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) marital status ancestry physical or mental disability genetic information veteran status gender identity or expression sexual orientation or other applicable legally protected characteristic. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you may contact .