Lead Avionics Engineer – Spacecraft Hardware & Team

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xyz venture capitalMillbrae (CA)

Aerospace Engineers Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing

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Lead

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$160,000 per year

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About the role

Astranis is seeking a Team Lead for Avionics - Vehicle Electronics to build and guide a team of engineers responsible for spacecraft compute, networking, and power distribution. You will lead design, bring-up, testing, and integration of in-house hardware and system architectures in a geo-synchronous spacecraft program. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and recruiting to grow the team, with a base salary in the $160k–$210k USD range, equity, and a

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