Research Engineer - Space Avionics & Computing
Southwest Research Institute - Fulltime
- Location
- Austin, US
- Workplace
- On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Salary
- $113k–$153k
- Posted
- Today
- Source
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Requirements:
- We require a bachelors or masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
- We are looking for 0–3 years of FPGA development experience.
- We seek 0–3 years of circuit design experience, with an emphasis on power electronics and/or digital design.
- We require 0–3 years of experience in requirements development and traceability.
- We require a valid and clear drivers license.
Responsibilities:
- We design, analyze, document, verify, and test digital electronics hardware for space applications, including command and control, data storage, signal processing, and communications.
- We lead the full lifecycle design of flight digital electronics in high-reliability space systems, from requirements definition and specifications through analysis and implementation.
- We develop, test, and deliver printed circuit boards, FPGA solutions, and, where needed, embedded processor designs.
- We perform worst-case timing analysis and other validation work needed to support our digital electronics designs.
- We provide field support at customer facilities, which requires travel.
- We direct PCB designers and manufacturers throughout the full PCB lifecycle.
- We work within integrated project teams alongside packaging, parts, reliability, production, quality assurance, timing analysis, and other engineering disciplines.
- We guide FPGA designers and manufacturers through the full FPGA lifecycle.
- We interface with customers and compile and present data to demonstrate and justify our design decisions.
Technologies:
- Embedded
- FPGA
- Hardware
- Support
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We are a world-renowned supplier of advanced spacecraft computing, avionics, and payload processing solutions. Our state-of-the-art research and development center delivers complete turn-key systems for the most demanding space applications. We offer the opportunity to work on high-reliability digital electronics for space missions as part of a collaborative engineering team, with customer interaction and travel for field support as part of the role.
last updated 43 week of 2026