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Avionics Design Engineer

Pay: $83,000 – $158,000 per year
Location: Mojave, CA · On-site
Job type: Full-time
Level: Mid-level
Education: Bachelor's degree
Listed: 30 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

U.S. citizenship
security clearance
aerospace drawings and work orders
PDM systems
engineering change control
wiring diagrams

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Siemens Capital
Mentor Graphics
NX
CATIA
SolidWorks
Jira

Essential Responsibilities

Support Avionics and Electrical design effort, as required
Develop engineering documentation of Avionics and Electrical systems
Provide shop support to complete modifications of Avionics and Electrical systems
Develop test plans and procedures, as required
Regular and comprehensive communication to leadership
Contribute to the integration of complex aerospace systems
Travel, as needed, to support the department
Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, integrity and fulfillment of commitments

Required Qualifications

Knowledge of, and experience working with, one or more of these disciplines: electrical engineering, avionics, experimental aircraft and/or launch vehicle integration
Experience with Aerospace production documentation (drawings and work orders)
Experience with PDM systems, Engineering control and revision control release processes
Familiarity with common aerospace hardware such as connectors, relays, and wire types
Facilitation skills and ability to communicate technical challenges and guidance to varied audiences to gain support or resolve concerns
Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritize tasking to fit within the business goals
Complex aerospace system development
Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities

Preferred Qualifications

Security clearance
Experience integrating launch vehicle or aircraft electrical power systems
Direct hands-on experience with aircraft electrical system installation and best practices

Required Skills

Siemens Capital/Mentor Graphics
Familiarity with 3D CAD
MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Experience as a CAD parts librarian (Preferred: Mentor Graphics)

Preferred Skills

3D CAD modeling experience - NX, CATIA, or Solidworks
Familiarity with configuration management systems - Jira (preferred)

Education & Experience

Level I ($83,000-$120,500): Bachelor's degree or higher from accredited institution and 0-2 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience
Level II ($101,000-$146,500): Bachelor's degree or higher from accredited institution and 2-5 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience
Sr Level ($120,500-158,000): Bachelor's degree or higher from accredited institution and 5-10 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Special remarks regarding work environment, if applicable

Position on-site based in Mojave, CA
Travel, as needed, to support the department. Travel estimated to be Base salary and leveling are established on a case-by-case basis. We consider several factors to ensure a competitive offer, including your location, educational background, and a comprehensive assessment of the skills and experience demonstrated during your interviews.

Benefits and our location(s)

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
Tuition reimbursement

This position may involve the operation of company vehicles as part of assigned duties.:

Mojave Air & Spaceport is located just outside of Lancaster/Palmdale and is only 95 miles north of Los Angeles. The area offers both affordability and central access to a variety of California's best attractions and landmarks.

Not much for the outdoors and prefer the city life? You're within a half day's drive or less of Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, and San Francisco where you can find a variety of live entertainment, museums, tours, and historical sight-seeing. Theme parks are in abundance, with Six Flags Magic Mountain, Disneyland, and Knotts Berry Farm ready to meet the needs of rollercoaster thrill seekers.

Food and drink fanatics are in a haven of delectable choices.
Wine aficionados will also find easy access to some of the state's best vino in Paso Robles, Santa Ynez, and even more locally in Tehachapi and Agua Dulce.
Beer fanatics will find some of the best West Coast IPAs at Bravery and Lucky Luke's in Lancaster.
Any food option you crave is covered, and we always recommend the authentic and fresh Mexican food that you won't find anywhere else in the United States.

Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law:

About Stratolaunch

Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that engineers operationally realistic testing at Mach 5+. Our air-launched, Talon testbeds are reusable, cost-effective platforms that enable routine access to the hypersonic environment. We deliver flight data critical to validating system performance and achieving rapid technology deployment. Together with our customers, we drive innovations that are imperative to advancing national security.

To help achieve these efforts, Stratolaunch is seeking an Electrical, Avionics Drafter level I, II, or Sr to support design, integration, testing, and maintenance of one of our carrier or hypersonic vehicles electrical and avionics systems; as an Avionics Design Engineer you will be responsible for the following:

Integrate Avionics and Electrical components into aircraft including gathering requirements, generating wiring diagrams, supporting shop personnel performing the work, and testing the completed systems.
Develop and maintain system and sub-system drawing packages.
Define system architecture for Avionics and Electrical systems.
Develop engineering documentation for Avionics and Electrical systems including Drawing Trees, Block Diagrams, Interface Control Documents (ICD), and Wiring Diagrams
Define the Bill of Material (BOM) for electrical drawings.
Partner with harness engineers to determine harness routing requirements.
Define and update design rules and standards as required.
Incorporate redlines from the engineering design team and hanging redlines from completed manufacturing work
Support design validation testing and resolve design related failures.
Utilizes computer-aided design equipment and/or graphic tools such as, CAD, NX, CATIA, Mentor Graphics
Liaison engineering support in the electrical shop to provide technicians with sufficient support to complete the task on hand, as required
Breakdown engineering released documentation to better understand the intent
Redline released engineering drawing documentation
Ability to understand a broad range of technical data, interact with different disciplines involved in the design, purchasing, manufacturing, integration, and testing of our vehicle(s)
Candidates must have an aerospace development background and relevant experience in aerospace systems integration

Equal opportunity and legal notices

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Stratolaunch is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at our company. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our management team does not tolerate discrimination or harassment at any point during our employees' and applicants' time with us, especially with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment.

For purposes of transparency, U.S. Citizenship may be required for some positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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From Stratolaunch's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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