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Posted: 08/17/2026 Employment Type: Direct Hire Job Number: 32255 Job Location: Onsite Industry: DEF - Defense and Military

Job Description

Position Title: Sr Avionics Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct hire Sr Avionics Engineer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities

Vehicle avionics architecture: Flight computer / C&DH, avionics stack selection, and downlink protocol, from concept through CDR, qualification, and flight.
Flight electronics for a gun-launched environment: Board design, component selection, and packaging that survive in-barrel acceleration and hypersonic flight.
The vehicle sensor suite and instrumented projectile: Sensor selection, signal conditioning, data acquisition, and onboard data handling.
RF / TT&C / communications: Telemetry downlink, antenna integration (through the waverider geometry and plasma sheath), link-budget analysis, and FCC / NTIA spectrum coordination.
The vehicle power system: Battery chemistry selection and gun-hardened qualification, plus power distribution and conditioning.
Flight-termination (FTS) avionics: Support of FAA/AST range-safety qualification.
The HIL/SIL test bed. Build and own the hardware/software-in-the-loop bench for avionics and GNC integration.
Environmental and g-load qualification: Plan and run 250g in-barrel and thermal-cycling test campaigns; reduce and interpret the data.
Ground and test instrumentation: Support the active test campaigns (Side Injection, Tonopah) with sensors and data acquisition.
Technical documentation: Clear, maintained records of avionics architecture, interfaces, and qualification results.

Job Qualifications:

BS in Electrical, Computer, or Electronics Engineering (or a related field); MS a plus. Equivalent hands-on avionics experience will be considered.
2+ years designing and delivering electronics or avionics in aerospace, defense, or a comparable high-performance, high-reliability hardware environment.
Deep embedded/firmware experience. C/C++, RTOS or bare-metal, microcontrollers, and board bring-up.
Strong PCB design and layout. Schematic capture and multilayer board layout (Altium, KiCad, or equivalent), including design for manufacture.
Hands-on lab proficiency. Soldering, harness/cabling, and bench debug with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power supplies.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

RF, communications, or telemetry experience. Link-budget analysis, antenna integration, transceivers, and spectrum coordination.
Power electronics and battery systems, including high-g or gun-hardened qualification.
HIL/SIL test bench development
Test instrumentation and data acquisition (DAQ, signal conditioning, LabVIEW or equivalent).
High-reliability or harsh-environment electronics. Shock, vibration, and high-g environments or space/mil qualification (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461).
Flight software or GNC integration experience.
Python or MATLAB for data reduction and test automation.

Job Details:

Job Type: Direct-Hire
Salary Range $150K-$190K
Location: Alameda, CA (Onsite).
ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.

About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to Software, Electronics, Medical Device, Telecom, and Aerospace companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.

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