Space Avionics & IC Systems Engineer

Space Avionics & IC Systems Engineer

$160,000 - $200,000 + Stock Options + Health Benefits + 401(k) + Technical Training & Development + Cutting-Edge Space Semiconductor Tech

On-site role in Plano, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth area)

Are you looking to take real ownership of next-generation integrated circuit (IC) products for space applications, while continuing to develop your technical depth in a tight-knit, high-performing team?

On offer is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing semiconductor business where you'll use your IC and spacecraft experience to shape new product definitions, working closely with design, verification, test, and customers, with ongoing technical development in a hands-on, non-siloed environment.

This is a highly technical, customer-facing position within an innovative business designing radiation-hardened ICs for space systems. As a result of continued growth and new work, they are now looking to add to their Systems Engineering function.

Crucially, this role requires someone who has worked on integrated circuits that have been deployed on satellites or spacecraft. You'll be expected to understand how ICs perform within real space systems and be able to bridge the gap between semiconductor design and the requirements of flight hardware.

In this role you will define and negotiate new product specifications, create and maintain customer-facing datasheets, and oversee specification compliance across IC design, verification, radiation effects, and production test teams. You will also meet directly with customers to capture requirements, build TAM and competitive analysis for go/no-go decisions, and develop initial reference designs and SPICE/system-level models.

This role would suit a technically strong IC engineer with proven flight hardware / spacecraft experience who wants to work closer to the customer, shape product roadmaps, and keep pushing their technical capability.

The Role:

*Define, maintain, and negotiate IC product specifications and architectural trade-offs

*Create customer-facing datasheets and manage spec compliance matrices across cross-functional teams

*Customer meetings: capture requirements, validate specs, and support early product adoption

*Market and technical analysis: TAM, competitive landscape, and go/no-go decision support

*Develop reference designs and SPICE/system-level models; identify patent opportunities

*Work closely with IC Design, Verification, Radiation Effects, DFT, and Production Test teams

*Apply knowledge of ICs used on satellites / spacecraft to define requirements for future space-qualified products

The Person:

*Proven experience working with integrated circuits that have been deployed on satellites, spacecraft, or other space flight hardware

*Strong understanding of space-qualified / radiation-hardened ICs and semiconductor technology

*Experience working across IC development, qualification, verification, test, or systems engineering

*Comfortable in technical customer meetings; able to translate feedback into product requirements

*Able to bridge IC-level technical detail with spacecraft / space-system requirements

Reference Number: BBBH280635

Rise Technical Recruitment Inc of 1011 Centre Rd, Suite 322, Wilmington, DE 19805 act as an employer-paid private personnel agency.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

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