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# Avionics Design Engineer at Stratolaunch

- **Company:** Stratolaunch
- **Location:** Mojave, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-04-08
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/stratolaunch/jobs/5180314008

## Job description

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

## Preferred Qualifications

- Security clearance
- Experience integrating launch vehicle or aircraft electrical power systems
- Direct hands-on experience with aircraft electrical system installation and best practices

Required Skills

- Siemens Capital/Mentor Graphics
- Familiarity with 3D CAD
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Experience as a CAD parts librarian (Preferred: Mentor Graphics)

## Preferred Skills

- 3D CAD modeling experience – NX, CATIA, or Solidworks
- Familiarity with configuration management systems – Jira (preferred)

Education and Experience

- Level I ($83,000-$103,800): Bachelor’s degree or higher from accredited institution and 0-2 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience
- Level II ($97,500-$119,800): Bachelor’s degree or higher from accredited institution and 2-5 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience
- Sr Level ($120,200-147,600): Bachelor’s degree or higher from accredited institution and 5-10 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Special remarks regarding work environment, if applicable

- Position on-site based in Mojave, CA
- Travel, as needed, to support the department. Travel estimated to be <5%
- 9/80 schedule

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## #LI-AM1

Base salary and leveling are established on a case-by-case basis. We consider several factors to ensure a competitive offer, including your location, educational background, and a comprehensive assessment of the skills and experience demonstrated during your interviews.

[Benefits](https://www.stratolaunch.com/careers/benefits/) and our https://www.stratolaunch.com/careers/locations/:

- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
- 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
- Tuition reimbursement

This position may involve the operation of company vehicles as part of assigned duties.

Mojave Air & Spaceport is located just outside of Lancaster/Palmdale and is only 95 miles north of Los Angeles.  The area offers both affordability and central access to a variety of California's best attractions and landmarks.

Not much for the outdoors and prefer the city life? You’re within a half day’s drive or less of Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, and San Francisco where you can find a variety of live entertainment, museums, tours, and historical sight-seeing. Theme parks are in abundance, with Six Flags Magic Mountain, Disneyland, and Knotts Berry Farm ready to meet the needs of rollercoaster thrill seekers.

Food and drink fanatics are in a haven of delectable choices. Wine aficionados will also find easy access to some of the state’s best vino in Paso Robles, Santa Ynez, and even more locally in Tehachapi and Agua Dulce. Beer fanatics will find some of the best West Coast IPAs at Bravery and Lucky Luke’s in Lancaster. Any food option you crave is covered, and we always recommend the authentic and fresh Mexican food that you won’t find anywhere else in the United States.

Stratolaunch is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at our company. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Our management team does not tolerate discrimination or harassment at any point during our employees’ and applicants’ time with us, especially with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment.  For purposes of transparency, U.S. Citizenship may be required for some positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law :

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## About Stratolaunch

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Stratolaunch designs, manufactures, and launches aerospace vehicles and technologies to provide the U.S. and its allies with routine, affordable access to hypersonic flight testing and space.
- **Entity Type**: Private (total funding $24.7M; recent grant and private equity rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Mojave, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Not listed in available sources

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Defense and Space Manufacturing – hypersonic test technology and air-launch services.
- **Target customers**: U.S. government agencies (Missile Defense Agency, Department of Defense), defense contractors, and commercial aerospace companies.
- **Mission**: To advance a national imperative by enabling routine access to the hypersonic environment, accelerating technology development, and validating system performance through flight data.

## Products & Services
- **Roc (Air-Launch Platform)**: The world’s largest aircraft by wingspan, used as a mobile launch pad to deploy hypersonic test vehicles from high altitude.
- **Talon-A**: A reusable, air-launched hypersonic test vehicle capable of sustained Mach 5+ flight; provides critical flight data for technology maturation.
- **Hypersonic Flight Testing Services**: End-to-end mission planning, payload integration, flight operations, and data analysis for government and commercial customers.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metrics**:
  - Annual revenue: ~$28.7M (source: LinkedIn)
  - Total funding: $24.7M (led by Missile Defense Agency grant, January 2025; plus a private equity round in January 2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Department of Defense; acquired WINDWRIGHT, LLC.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 15.3% YoY to 253 employees.
  - Active job postings increased 176.2% YoY.
  - Received a $90.8M contract award under MACH-TB 2.0 Task 3 for air-launched capability test vehicles.
  - Conducted a hypersonic test flight with the Missile Defense Agency.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique Air-Launch Capability**: Operates Roc, the only aircraft of its size, enabling flexible, over-the-horizon launch of hypersonic vehicles without ground range constraints.
- **Vertical Integration**: In-house design, manufacturing, and flight test capabilities reduce timelines and allow rapid iteration.
- **Government Trust**: Multiple contract awards from MDA and DoD demonstrate confidence in Stratolaunch’s technology and execution.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling hypersonic testing capacity to meet growing national security demand.
- Maturing Talon-A into a reusable, operational vehicle for repeatable, cost-effective hypersonic flights.
- Expanding customer base beyond the MDA to include other defense agencies and commercial hypersonic developers.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values include “Safety Always,” “Be courageous & bold,” “Strength in humility,” and “Be the teammate you’d want to have.” Emphasis on hands-on, cross‑disciplinary learning alongside top aerospace engineers.
- **Work Environment**: Majority on‑site (57 of 64 current positions are on‑site); limited hybrid/remote options. HQ in Mojave, CA, with additional offices in Washington, D.C., and Huntsville, AL.
- **Notable Perks**: Direct involvement in cutting‑edge hypersonic technology with national importance; exposure to multiple engineering disciplines; safety‑first, ego‑free culture.
- **Compensation Example**: Propulsion Technician ~$65,890/yr; Executive Assistant ~$88,580/yr (LinkedIn estimates).
- **Employer Rating**: 3.7/5 (55 reviews) – Compensation rated 4.0/5, Culture 3.5/5, Work‑Life 2.8/5.

## Sources
1. [stratolaunch.com](https://www.stratolaunch.com/)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/stratolaunch)
3. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/stratolaunch)
4. [stratolaunch.com/careers/culture](https://www.stratolaunch.com/careers/culture/)

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