Avionics & Hardware Engineer

Cambrian Space is developing a human-rated lunar habitat platform to support sustained human presence on the Moon. The Avionics & Hardware Engineer designs, builds, and qualifies habitat avionics across the product life cycle, including instrumentation, power, command and data handling, and flight and ground hardware.

What you'll do:

• Design, build, and qualify avionics hardware — PCBAs, sensor interfaces, power distribution, and command and data handling — for lunar habitats
• Own avionics architecture and requirements across the full product life cycle, from derivation through qualification and operations
• Design new hardware, redesign existing hardware, and modify PCBAs to improve reliability, manufacturability, and habitat capability
• Drive changes to electrical schematics and mechanical drawings that improve reliability and manufacturability
• Perform root cause investigations to characterize off-nominal behavior and mitigate risk
• Design test setups and execute hardware validation through benchtop and environmental testing
• Invent tools and processes that enable fast, accurate, and reliable hardware development
• Establish and maintain design rigor, derating standards, and review processes across the team
• Support hardware bring-up, integration, and issue resolution through assembly and test

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a STEM discipline OR High School Diploma or equivalent and 2 years of relevant experience
• 2+ years of experience in electronics hardware design (academic projects, internships, and professional experience all qualify)
• Experience with electrical test equipment (e.g., multimeters, signal generators, oscilloscopes) to verify hardware functionality
• ITAR Requirements: To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. • 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. • 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
• Must be able to work extended hours and occasional weekends as needed
• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a STEM discipline
• 3+ years of leadership / Startup experience, either leading people or leading multi-disciplinary complex projects
• 3+ years of experience with human-rated space flight hardware or other high-reliability, high-assurance electronic systems
• Ability to design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout software (KiCad, Altium, Eagle)
• Experience with electrical simulation software (LTspice, SIMetrix, or similar)
• Design for excellence (DFX), root cause, derating, and related reliability analyses

Benefits:

• Direct access to founders and leadership – no layers!
• Ownership of systems end-to-end, from concept to flight
• Opportunity to shape the engineering culture, processes, and tools
• Work on hardware that will support human life on the Moon
• Equity stake with real upside as we grow
• Long-Term Incentives – company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
• Discretionary Bonuses – potential annual performance-based bonuses
• Comprehensive Health Benefits – medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Relocation Assistance – available for qualified candidates