Avionics engineer jobs
Avionics engineer: a person in this job designs the electronics that fly an aircraft or rocket: computers, sensors, radios and wiring. SpaceX, Vast, Relativity Space, K2 Space and Inversion have the most open roles with “Avionics engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.
257 open roles · 11 posted in the last 7 days · 1% remote · 44 companies hiring · $155K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| under $75K | 1 |
| $75K to $100K | 5 |
| $100K to $125K | 29 |
| $125K to $150K | 42 |
| $150K to $175K | 44 |
| $175K to $200K | 35 |
| $200K to $250K | 14 |
| $250K to $300K | 3 |
| $300K and more | 1 |
Skills asked for in avionics engineer roles
Bars show the share of these 257 roles; one role can count in several rows.
Newest avionics engineer jobs
- Avionics Intern (Summer 2027)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$105KInternPythonMATLABPCB design
- Senior Spacecraft Avionics Test EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $203KSeniorPythonGitUnix
- Spacecraft Avionics Test Engineer IIVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$120K - $173KPythonGitUnix
- Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer, AvionicsVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $203KSeniorPythonUnixTest planning
- Senior Spacecraft Avionics Hardware Development EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $203KSeniorPythonMATLABTest planning
- Senior Staff Engineer, Avionics Systems (R6238)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US—Lead and aboveAgileSecurity clearanceHardware testing
- Avionics Technician IIGreenpoint Technologies · 🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States · +1 more location—
- Senior Manager, Avionics Mechanical Engineering (R4416)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US—SeniorAgileSecurity clearance3D modeling
- Senior Avionics Operations EngineerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$148K - $222KSeniorGoPythonMATLAB
- Director, AvionicsApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$240K - $300KLead and aboveSalesforce administrationHardware testingAnalog design
- Integration Engineer, Avionics TestVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States · +1 more location$112K - $159KTest planningCADAviation
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer I - Avionics & TestRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$115K - $180KSeniorMechatronicsTest equipmentAviation
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer II - Avionics & TestRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$132K - $233KSeniorMechatronicsTest equipmentAviation
- Propulsion Engineer, Avionics Manufacturing (Raptor)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130KPythonMATLABAviation
- Lead Avionics PCBA TechnicianRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States—Lead and above
- Avionics Craftsman II (Contract)Greenpoint Technologies · 🇺🇸Denton, Texas, United States—
- Avionics Craftsman III (Contract)Greenpoint Technologies · 🇺🇸Denton, Texas, United States · +1 more location—
- Lead Avionics Manufacturing EngineerNorthwoodSpace · 🇺🇸Torrance, CA$142K - $177KLead and above
- Avionics Technician IGreenpoint Technologies · 🇺🇸Moses Lake, Washington, United States$61K - $85K
- Senior Avionics Test EngineerMuon Space · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$184K - $208KSeniorPythonLinuxGit
- Senior Avionics EngineerMuon Space · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$192K - $212KSeniorPythonLinuxExport controls
- Electrical Engineer, AvionicsVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$112K - $196KPythonCI/CDJira
- Head of AvionicsCowboyspace · 🇺🇸Kent, Washington$252K - $272KLead and abovePower AutomateHardware testingHigh-performance computing
- Sr. Avionics Systems Engineer (Special Programs) - Top Secret ClearanceSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$140K - $230KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Sr. Avionics Systems Engineer (Special Programs)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$140K - $230KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Avionics Systems Engineer (Special Programs) - Top Secret ClearanceSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$105K - $140KPythonC++MATLAB
- Avionics Systems Engineer (Special Programs)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$105K - $140KPythonC++MATLAB
- Lead Avionics Survivability EngineerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$151K - $227KLead and above
- Senior Avionics Test and Launch EngineerRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Wallops Island, VA$100K - $164KSeniorPythonJavaHTML
- Lead, Test & Launch Operations Engineer – AvionicsRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Wallops Island, VA$107K - $174KLead and aboveNetwork engineeringTest planningControl systems
- Electrical/Avionics Engineering InternAstro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$40 - $55 an hourInternPythonBash
- Avionics Test Technician, Starbase Vibe Test LabSpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX—WindowsLoad testingERP
- Principal Space Avionics Hardware Development EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$182K - $263KLead and abovePythonMATLABTest planning
- Production Manager, Avionics and Electro-MechanicalK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$150K - $190KERPMechatronicsAviation
- EGSE/Avionics Test Software EngineerQuantum Space · 🇺🇸Rockville, MD or Hawthorne, CA$110K - $160KPythonC++CI/CD
- Lab Manager, Avionics HardwareCowboyspace · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California$113K - $185KPower AutomateTest equipmentHigh-performance computing
- Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Avionics & TestRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$124K - $205KLead and aboveMechatronicsTest equipmentPCB design
- Staff Avionics Engineer, Electrical Systems - Ranger (R6345)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$188K - $282KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceTest planningTest equipment
- Avionics Electronics EngineerAlta Ares · Toulouse—C++
- Senior Avionics EngineerCowboyspace · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California$150K - $200KSeniorTest planningPower AutomateControl systems
- Staff Avionics Engineer (C&DH)BlackSky · 🇺🇸Tukwila, WA—Lead and aboveJiraAgileTest planning
- Avionics Development Technician (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA—OutlookERPMechatronics
- Electrical Engineer (III or Senior), Avionics Subsystems LeadTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA$110K - $200KLead and aboveHardware testingFPGAAviation
- Staff/ Principal Avionics EngineerPortal Space Systems · 🇺🇸Bothell, WA$165K - $235KLead and aboveVerilogMechatronicsHardware testing
- Electrical Engineer (Starship Avionics)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX · +1 more location—Control systemsHardware testingPCB design
- Avionics Build Specialist (Starship)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX—PythonC++SQL
- Production Technician, AvionicsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Santa Ana, California, United States—Computer VisionStakingFirmware
- Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Avionics / Electromechanical / Harnessing)Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$182K - $263KLead and aboveControl systemsMechatronicsOptics
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Avionics / Electromechanical / Harnessing)Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $203KSeniorControl systemsMechatronicsOptics
- Senior Avionics Quality Inspector, First ShiftRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States—Senior
- Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Avionics SWZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—Lead and aboveRustC++Linux
- Test Specialist, Avionics (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA—PythonLinuxPowerPoint
- Avionics Harness Technician II, First ShiftRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States—
- Senior Avionics Development Technician (Test Racks)K2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA—SeniorHardware testingPCB designAviation
- Propulsion Technician (Raptor Avionics)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA—BrazeERPMechatronics
- Avionics Material PlannerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$101K - $151KSQLTableauExcel
- Director, Avionics Engineering, V-BATShield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US—Lead and aboveAviationFMEAMedical devices
- Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Avionics (R4416)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US—SeniorAgileSecurity clearance3D modeling
- Founding Drone & Avionics TechnicianSe3 · 🇩🇪Munich—LLMComputer VisionEnglish
- Avionics Embedded Software Engineer - Summer Internship 2027Inversion · 🇺🇸Playa Vista, California, United States—InternPythonC++Linux
- Avionics Mechanical Engineer - Summer Internship 2027Inversion · 🇺🇸Playa Vista, California, United States—Intern
- Avionics Integration & Test Engineer, HASS (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$115K - $140KGoPythonMATLAB
- Hardware Test Technician, AvionicsZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—
- Senior/Staff Electrical Engineer, AvionicsZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—Lead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Electrical Engineer, AvionicsZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA$140K - $186KPythonC++MATLAB
- Director, Avionics Mechanical EngineeringShield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US—Lead and aboveAgileSecurity clearancePCB design
- Lead Avionics Test EngineerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$151K - $227KLead and abovePythonMATLAB
- Avionics Test Technician (Space Simulation Test Lab) - 2nd ShiftSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA—WindowsLoad testingERP
- Avionics Integration & Test EngineerGravitics, Inc · 🇺🇸Greater Seattle Area$110K - $140KHardware testingTest equipmentHardware interfaces
- Senior Avionics Mechanical EngineerInversion · 🇺🇸Playa Vista, California, United States · +1 more location$137K - $193KSeniorPythonMATLAB
- Principal Thermal Engineer - Aircraft Avionics & Thermal Systems (R3930)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$267K - $400KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceCADAviation
- Sr. Staff Thermal Engineer - Aircraft Avionics & Thermal Systems (R3930)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$208K - $312KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceCADAviation
- Engineer II, Avionics Thermal Engineering (R5298)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$114K - $170KCADAviationFEA
- Senior Engineer, Avionics Thermal Engineering (R5298)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$139K - $208KSeniorCADAviationFEA
- Buyer II, AvionicsVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$89K - $126KPCB designProcurementAviation
- Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer, PowerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$148K - $222KSenior
- Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer, RFRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$148K - $222KSenior
- Lead Engineer, Avionics Battery TestRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$151K - $227KLead and above
- Mechanical Engineering, AvionicsVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$86K - $122KTest planningPCB designCAD
- Avionics EngineerSwarmaero · Oxnard$130K - $200KPythonMATLABSecurity clearance
- Principal Avionics Systems Engineer, IPT LeadCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$198K - $300KLead and above
- Staff Engineering Specialist, Avionics (R5109)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$36 - $54 an hourLead and aboveRailsSecurity clearanceTest equipment
- Senior Avionics Electrical EngineerHermeus · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$139K - $187KSeniorGitControl systemsTest equipment
- Avionics Test and Launch Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Wallops Island, VA$87K - $123KPythonJavaHTML
- Avionics Maintenance Engineer - Advanced EffectsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States—Computer VisionSecurity clearanceTest equipment
- Manufacturing Engineer II (Avionics / Electromechanical / Harnessing)Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$120K - $173KControl systemsMechatronicsOptics
- Avionics Hardware Development EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$109K - $158KPythonMATLABTest planning
- RF Avionics Systems EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$100K - $150KPythonMATLABLoad testing
- Sr. Electrical Engineer, AvionicsObservable Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$160K - $200KHybridSenior
- Senior/Staff Linux Kernel Engineer - Avionics SWZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—Lead and aboveLinux
- Staff DFx Manufacturing Engineer, Avionics & ElectronicsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$183K - $243KLead and aboveComputer VisionPRDsMechatronics
- Senior DFx Manufacturing Engineer, Avionics & ElectronicsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$147K - $196KSeniorComputer VisionPRDsMechatronics
- DFx Manufacturing Engineer, Avionics & ElectronicsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$132K - $175KComputer VisionPRDsMechatronics
- Senior Avionics Engineer I - Mission FormulationRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Littleton, CO · +1 more location$124K - $155KSeniorSecurity clearanceRF engineeringFPGA
- Avionics Engineering Internship - Summer 2027Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States—InternPythonPCB designMicrocontrollers
- Senior Technical Program Manager, AvionicsMuon Space · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$206K - $232KSeniorPythonLinuxJira
- Staff Materials & Processes Engineer, AvionicsRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$150K - $226KLead and above
- Team Lead, Avionics - Vehicle ElectronicsAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco$155K - $235KLead and abovePythonC++Mechatronics
- Senior Avionics Test EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$165K - $195KSeniorPythonSalesforce administrationHardware testing
- Avionics Test ManagerUrsa Major · 🇺🇸Longmont, Colorado$132K - $165KPythonC#
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Who is hiring for avionics engineer roles
Where avionics engineer roles are
- 🇺🇸United States241
- 🇺🇸California187
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA81
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area26
- 🇺🇸Texas16
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA11
- 🌏Asia-Pacific5
- 🇪🇺Europe5
- 🇳🇿New Zealand4
- 🇩🇪Germany4
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What avionics engineer roles pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $128K | 91 |
| Senior | $172K | 51 |
| Lead and above | $190K | 32 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Kinds of work close to this one
Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.
Companies hiring avionics engineers
Avionics engineer salaryQuestions about avionics engineer jobs
- What is an avionics engineer job?
- In an avionics engineer job, a person designs the electronics that fly an aircraft or rocket: computers, sensors, radios and wiring. 257 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
- How many avionics engineer jobs are open right now?
- There are 257 open avionics engineer jobs at 44 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 11 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most avionics engineer jobs?
- Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (48), Vast (21), Relativity Space (19), K2 Space (17) and Inversion (15). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote avionics engineer jobs?
- 2 of the 257 open avionics engineer jobs (1%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do avionics engineer jobs pay?
- The median advertised salary is $155K, based on 174 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $128K and $182K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get an avionics engineer job?
- 9 of the 257 open avionics engineer jobs (4%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 210 postings that state experience, the median asks for 3 years. 44 companies are hiring and 11 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing avionics engineer jobs?
- 10 of the 257 open avionics engineer jobs (4%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, LLM, Machine Learning. Employers still list 257 such roles today at 44 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do avionics engineer jobs ask for?
- Most often Aviation (71%), Python (35%), PCB design (33%), Test equipment (33%), Electrical troubleshooting (24%) of the 257 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in avionics engineer jobs?
- Electrical Engineer (7), Avionics Test Engineer (7), Avionics Systems Engineer (6), Avionics Engineer (6), Avionics Technician (6): the most common titles among the 257 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are avionics engineer jobs in demand in 2026?
- 257 avionics engineer jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 44 companies, 0.2% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 11 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $155K. 2 (1%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for avionics engineer jobs?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.










