Senior Avionics Design Engineer

ispace · Tokyo, Japan

  • Senior
  • Full-time
  • Posted 2026-10-18
  • Confirmed live on 10 November 2026

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Job description

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<p><span data-contrast="auto">ispace is seeking a Senior Avionics Design Engineer to lead the development of spacecraft avionics hardware for lunar landers, satellites, and future space systems. This is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for the full lifecycle of avionics hardware, from requirements definition and design through manufacturing, testing, qualification, and flight support.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134245417&quot;:false}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">The successful candidate will own key avionics products, drive technical decisions, solve complex engineering challenges, and mentor other engineers while working closely with multidisciplinary spacecraft teams.</span></p>
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<p><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134245417&quot;:false}">Our teams work bilingually and Japanese and/or English ability is required.</span></p>
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Key Responsibilities
• 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.

Leadership Expectations
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)

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