Senior Avionics Design Engineer

ispace, inc.Tokyo, JapanJob.bopublished 10/18/2026
Must-have:Lead

Your tasks

  • Own the full lifecycle of spacecraft avionics hardware, from requirements definition and design through implementation, manufacturing, integration, verification, qualification, and flight support.
  • Lead gate reviews and technical milestones, including coordinating required inputs across disciplines, developing review documentation and compliance evidence, presenting technical content, and driving review actions through closure.
  • Lead technical execution for avionics products, making key design decisions, conducting trade-off studies, resolving complex technical issues, and ensuring performance, reliability, manufacturability, and compliance requirements are met.
  • Collaborate across spacecraft disciplines, including flight software, communications, power, propulsion, GNC, payloads, and system engineering teams to coordinate technical interfaces, drive issue resolution, and achieve system-level review and delivery milestones.
  • Support project execution, including planning, risk management, procurement activities, supplier coordination, and technical stakeholder engagement.
  • Provide technical leadership across the avionics team, by supporting other avionics engineers in technical decision-making, design reviews, problem resolution, and the delivery of high-quality engineering products, while contributing to engineering best practices, knowledge sharing, and the development of other engineers.

Requirements

You are a hands-on technical leader who

  • Takes responsibility for technical outcomes, schedule commitments, and delivery of assigned avionics products.
  • Balances performance, reliability, cost, and schedule in engineering decisions.
  • Demonstrates strong technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • Leads technical problem solving, root cause investigations, and issue resolution activities.
  • Contributes to the growth, effectiveness, and success of the wider engineering team through technical leadership and guidance.

Required Qualifications

  • University degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • 7+ years of experience developing electronic hardware for aerospace, space, defense, automotive, industrial, or other high-reliability systems.
  • Experience with the full hardware development lifecycle, including requirements definition, design, verification, testing, qualification, and production support.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical activities, take ownership of complex hardware developments, and work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • Business level Japanese or English (preferable to have both)