Stratolaunch accelerates the development of next-generation aerospace and defense technologies through reusable hypersonic flight testing. Our autonomous, air-launched Talon-A vehicles provide access to operationally realistic flight environments at speeds exceeding Mach 5, delivering critical data that helps customers validate system performance and advance technologies toward deployment. Our team brings together expertise in engineering, manufacturing, and flight operations to solve complex challenges and advance capabilities essential to national security.

To help achieve these efforts, Stratolaunch is seeking an Electrical, Avionics Drafter level I, II, or Sr to support design, integration, testing, and maintenance of one of our carrier or hypersonic vehicles electrical and avionics systems; as an Avionics Design Engineer you will be responsible for the following:

Integrate Avionics and Electrical components into aircraft including gathering requirements, generating wiring diagrams, supporting shop personnel performing the work, and testing the completed systems.
Develop and maintain system and sub-system drawing packages.
Define system architecture for Avionics and Electrical systems.
Develop engineering documentation for Avionics and Electrical systems including Drawing Trees, Block Diagrams, Interface Control Documents (ICD), and Wiring Diagrams
Define the Bill of Material (BOM) for electrical drawings.
Partner with harness engineers to determine harness routing requirements.
Define and update design rules and standards as required.
Incorporate redlines from the engineering design team and hanging redlines from completed manufacturing work
Support design validation testing and resolve design related failures.
Utilizes computer-aided design equipment and/or graphic tools such as, CAD, NX, CATIA, Mentor Graphics
Liaison engineering support in the electrical shop to provide technicians with sufficient support to complete the task on hand, as required
Breakdown engineering released documentation to better understand the intent
Redline released engineering drawing documentation
Ability to understand a broad range of technical data, interact with different disciplines involved in the design, purchasing, manufacturing, integration, and testing of our vehicle(s)
Candidates must have an aerospace development background and relevant experience in aerospace systems integration

Essential Responsibilities

Support Avionics and Electrical design effort, as required
Develop engineering documentation of Avionics and Electrical systems
Provide shop support to complete modifications of Avionics and Electrical systems
Develop test plans and procedures, as required
Regular and comprehensive communication to leadership
Contribute to the integration of complex aerospace systems
Travel, as needed, to support the department
Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, integrity and fulfillment of commitments

Qualifications and Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Qualifications

Knowledge of, and experience working with, one or more of these disciplines: electrical engineering, avionics, experimental aircraft and/or launch vehicle integration
Experience with Aerospace production documentation (drawings and work orders)
Experience with PDM systems, Engineering control and revision control release processes
Familiarity with common aerospace hardware such as connectors, relays, and wire types
Facilitation skills and ability to communicate technical challenges and guidance to varied audiences to gain support or resolve concerns
Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritize tasking to fit within the business goals
Complex aerospace system development
Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities