Avionics & Electrical Integration Lead

Job Title: Avionics & Electrical Integration Lead
Role Overview
This lead owns the low-voltage power system, the avionics, and the iron bird of a two-seat electric VTOL aircraft, from rig build through ground test and flight, on a program targeting LSA certification. This is an individual contributor role on a lean discipline-lead team. You do the core work yourself and direct subcontractors where needed. You close your interfaces directly with the other discipline leads and carry the avionics and electrical position in aircraft-level trades. As the company grows, this role offers a path to building and leading a team.
Key Responsibilities
Own the low-voltage power architecture and distribution, and the requirements that define them.
Select the flight deck avionics and low-voltage equipment, and manage their suppliers.
Own the avionics and low-voltage harnesses, from design to fabrication and installation.
Own electromagnetic compatibility, protecting the avionics and flight control electronics from high-voltage system interference.
Build and operate the HIL and iron bird rigs, and plan their upgrade to flight hardware.
Integrate the flight control computer, sensors, and avionics on the rigs and the aircraft, and isolate faults across the electrical and software boundary.
Lead first power-on and ground test, including other system benches as needed.
Own the flight test instrumentation and the ground control station hardware.
Qualifications & Education
10+ years in avionics and electrical systems, with low-voltage power and harness design that has flown on a manned aircraft.
Has built and operated a HIL or iron bird rig for a new aircraft or vehicle.
Fluent in DO-160 qualification, EWIS design practice, and electromagnetic compatibility, and able to right-size that rigor to ASTM consensus standards on the LSA path.
3+ years on a small engineering team, such as at a startup, a UAS company, or a prototype group within a larger company, owning work beyond a single specialty.
Has managed suppliers directly, from defining the work through accepting the hardware.
Preferred Experience
Experience on a passenger eVTOL or manned electric aircraft program.
Experience with the high- and low-voltage interface on an electric aircraft or vehicle.
Has integrated a flight control computer and its sensors on a fly-by-wire aircraft.
Has built flight test instrumentation or a ground control station.
Has taken avionics and electrical systems into a certified production aircraft.
Why This Opportunity
Own the complete low-voltage power and avionics scope of a two-seat electric VTOL aircraft, from rig build through ground test and flight.
Hands-on individual contributor role: you do the core work yourself and direct subcontractors where needed.
Program targeting LSA certification, where you right-size engineering rigor to the ASTM consensus standards.
What Makes This Opportunity Attractive
Lean discipline-lead team: close your interfaces directly with the other leads and carry the avionics and electrical position in aircraft-level trades.
Broad scope beyond a single specialty, spanning power, avionics, harnesses, EMC, HIL and iron bird rigs, ground test, flight test instrumentation, and ground control station hardware.
Path to building and leading a team as the company grows.
Benefits And Perks
Salary: $220.000 - $300.000
Comprehensive healthcare coverage with flexible plan options
Retirement program with employer contributions
Generous PTO, holidays, and additional leave programs
Structured work schedule designed to support balance and productivity
Professional development and continued learning opportunities
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future. This position does not offer sponsorship.

Work arrangement
Yes