Principal Supplier Quality Engineer El Segundo, CA | On-site
EVONA is supporting a pioneering aerospace company developing advanced communications technology for satellites, spacecraft, launch vehicles, and airborne platforms.
As Principal Supplier Quality Engineer, you’ll take ownership of supplier quality across critical aerospace manufacturing programmes, working closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations to ensure suppliers consistently deliver to the highest quality standards.
What you’ll be doing: • Manage supplier qualification, performance, and risk assessments • Drive supplier quality improvements and corrective actions (SCARs) • Lead root cause investigations and non-conformance resolution • Conduct supplier audits and source inspections • Develop supplier KPIs covering quality, delivery, and continuous improvement • Ensure compliance with AS9100, customer, and regulatory requirements • Support Design for Manufacturability (DFM) initiatives alongside engineering teams
What we’re looking for: • 9+ years’ experience in Supplier Quality within aerospace or defence • Experience with space-grade machining, PCBs, PCBAs, integrated assemblies, and test hardware • Strong understanding of AS9100 / ISO 9001 quality systems • Excellent supplier management and stakeholder engagement skills • Degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field
This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing space business where you’ll play a key role in building robust supply chains supporting next-generation space missions.
Please note: Due to U.S. export control regulations, applicants must meet U.S. Person requirements or be eligible for the necessary authorizations.
I'm working with an innovative space technology company that's developing advanced spacecraft systems and is looking for a Mechanisms Flight Engineer to join its growing engineering team.
This role sits at the intersection of spacecraft mechanisms, electronics, integration & test, and mission operations. You'll be responsible for verifying and supporting critical deployment and actuation systems from laboratory testing through real-time flight operations.
Key Responsibilities
Build, configure and maintain spacecraft mechanism drive and control systems within a flat sat environment.
Perform bring-up, functional checkout and troubleshooting of motors, actuators, position sensors and release mechanisms.
Develop and execute automated and manual test procedures for deployment, actuation and gimbal operations.
Use Python and scripting tools to improve verification coverage, repeatability and test efficiency.
Validate spacecraft command and telemetry paths, timelines and mode transitions.
Rehearse commissioning and deployment activities prior to flight.
Reproduce on-orbit conditions in the lab to support anomaly investigation and root-cause analysis.
Verify electrical interfaces against schematics, ICDs and engineering requirements.
Analyse motor currents, sensor data, telemetry and deployment timing to assess system health.
Support real-time mission operations during critical spacecraft deployment and actuation events.
Collaborate closely with Mechanisms, Avionics, Software, Systems Engineering, I&T and Flight Operations teams.
What We're Looking For
3+ years of experience within spacecraft integration & test, flight hardware operations, mission operations or complex electromechanical systems.
Strong hands-on experience with mechanism actuation, electronics bring-up and electrical troubleshooting.
Experience developing automated test procedures and scripts, ideally using Python.
Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, ICDs and engineering drawings.
Experience with harness validation, connector verification and electrical interface testing.
Comfortable using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, DMMs, programmable power supplies and other laboratory instrumentation.
Experience with spacecraft mechanisms, flat sat environments, motor control systems, deployment operations, commissioning or anomaly investigation would be highly advantageous.
This would suit an engineer who enjoys hands-on spacecraft hardware work and wants to be directly involved in mission-critical deployment and actuation events from ground testing through on-orbit operations.
Please send me a direct message or apply with your CV for a confidential discussion.
Our client is an innovative aerospace company developing next-generation satellite communications technology. Their engineering teams are designing and testing advanced spacecraft and supporting systems that push the boundaries of connectivity and space technology. As they continue to grow, they are seeking talented early-career engineers to join their expanding test and validation team.
Position Overview
We are seeking an Associate Electrical Test Engineer to support the development, execution, and documentation of electrical product testing for advanced aerospace hardware.
Working alongside experienced engineers, you’ll help validate electrical and electromechanical systems, develop test procedures, troubleshoot hardware, and ensure products meet performance and quality requirements throughout the development lifecycle.
This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or engineer with up to two years of experience looking to build a career in aerospace testing and validation.
Key Responsibilities
Collaborate with design and engineering teams to define electrical testing requirements.
Develop, document, and continuously improve test plans and test procedures.
Execute electrical and electromechanical tests in accordance with approved documentation.
Analyze test data and prepare clear technical reports for engineering teams.
Support troubleshooting and root cause investigations during testing.
Assist in improving test efficiency, including opportunities for automation.
Train and support technicians and engineers on test equipment and procedures when required.
Ensure testing activities comply with internal quality standards and engineering best practices.
Serve as a technical resource for laboratory equipment and testing methodologies.
Required Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
Associate degree in Electrical Engineering with equivalent practical experience.
Experience
0–2 years of experience in engineering, testing, laboratory, manufacturing, or a related technical environment.
Recent graduates with relevant internship, co-op, or university project experience are encouraged to apply.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in an engineering or R&D laboratory.
Exposure to automated testing or scripting.
Familiarity with electronic laboratory equipment such as:
Digital multimeters
Power supplies
Source meters
Oscilloscopes (preferred)
Experience testing complex electrical or electronic hardware.
Knowledge of environmental, vibration, or reliability testing.
Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
Technology Stack
Laboratory data acquisition and analysis tools
Test automation and scripting tools
Engineering documentation software
Standard laboratory electronic test equipment
Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for an engineer who enjoys hands-on testing, solving technical problems, and working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams. This role offers excellent exposure to product development, hardware validation, and test engineering within a fast-paced aerospace environment.
Our client is an innovative aerospace company developing next-generation satellite communications technology. They are building advanced spacecraft and supporting infrastructure to deliver reliable, global connectivity through cutting-edge space systems. As the company continues to grow, they are looking for talented early-career engineers to join their expanding engineering team.
Position Overview
We are seeking an Associate Electrical Engineer to support the design, development, and testing of electrical harnesses for spacecraft and associated ground support equipment.
This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career engineer looking to gain hands-on experience across the full product lifecycle, working alongside experienced engineers on advanced aerospace hardware.
Key Responsibilities
Support the design, development, and integration of electrical harnesses for spacecraft and ground systems.
Create electrical schematics and select appropriate wiring, connectors, backshells, and harness components.
Develop and execute test plans to verify electrical system functionality, reliability, and performance.
Perform testing, analyze results, troubleshoot issues, and support design improvements.
Produce technical documentation including harness drawings, interface control documents, wiring diagrams, and installation procedures.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, including electrical, RF, power, mechanical, and systems engineering, to ensure successful hardware integration.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
0–2 years of professional experience, or a recent graduate with relevant internship, co-op, or university project experience.
Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
Ability to work effectively within a collaborative engineering environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of electrical harness design and integration.
Understanding of cable routing, shielding, grounding, and EMI/EMC principles.
Experience using CAD tools such as Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD Electrical, CATIA, or similar software.
Familiarity with electrical simulation tools including SPICE, MATLAB, or equivalent.
Internship or project experience within aerospace, space, automotive, defence, or another high-reliability engineering industry.
We're partnered with a pioneering space robotics company developing next-generation lunar vehicles and are looking for a Software Test Lead to build and lead the software verification strategy behind mission-critical flight systems.
This is an opportunity to define testing from the ground up, working across embedded software, robotics, and autonomous systems that will operate on the Moon.
What You'll Do
Lead the software test strategy for embedded, flight and ground systems.
Develop verification plans, test procedures and validation activities.
Build and improve HIL, simulation and automated test environments.
Work closely with software, systems and hardware engineers to ensure full requirements coverage.
Support fault injection, resilience testing and software certification.
Mentor engineers and help grow the software test function.
What We're Looking For
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering or similar.
5+ years of software test experience, including leadership or senior-level responsibility.
Experience testing embedded or safety-critical software.
Knowledge of HIL, automation frameworks and scripting.
Strong understanding of verification, validation and the software development lifecycle.
Excellent communication skills.
U.S. Person.
Nice to Have
Robotics, autonomous systems or spacecraft experience.
cFS, VxWorks, CI/CD or cloud testing experience.
Experience with spaceflight software development and certification.
Why Apply?
This is a chance to shape the software quality strategy for one of the most exciting lunar programmes in development today, helping deliver autonomous systems that will support the next generation of human exploration.
An ambitious launch vehicle company is building a next-generation orbital launch system and is looking for a Senior / Principal Structures Engineer to own critical structural hardware from concept through flight.
This is not a pure analysis role. You'll be responsible for designing, developing, validating, and delivering flight hardware, working across the full engineering lifecycle in a fast-moving development environment. You'll have significant ownership over major launch vehicle structures and work alongside propulsion, manufacturing, test, integration, and systems teams to bring hardware from CAD to the launch pad.
The company is led by engineers from some of the world's leading space organizations and is building a culture around rapid development, hardware ownership, and practical engineering.
Responsibilities
Own major structural hardware from concept through flight qualification.
Translate system requirements into lightweight, manufacturable structural designs.
Design primary load-bearing structures and develop efficient load paths.
Perform structural sizing using both first-principles calculations and finite element analysis.
Develop joints, interfaces, and structural layouts for highly loaded aerospace hardware.
Correlate analysis with physical test data and continuously improve designs.
Work closely with manufacturing to ensure designs are practical and producible.
Support hardware throughout fabrication, assembly, testing, anomaly resolution, and design iteration.
Drive material selection and manufacturing decisions balancing performance, cost, schedule, and reliability.
Participate in design reviews and help establish engineering standards and structural design philosophy.
Mentor other engineers and contribute technically across the structures team.
Required Experience
7+ years of structural engineering experience within aerospace or another high-performance engineering industry.
Strong experience designing primary or highly loaded structural hardware.
Excellent understanding of:
Strength of materials
Structural mechanics
Buckling
Fatigue
Fracture mechanics
Structural dynamics
Load paths
Experience taking hardware from concept through manufacturing, testing, and qualification.
Strong finite element analysis (FEA) capability alongside solid first-principles engineering.
An innovative space technology company is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to play a key role in developing a next-generation Earth observation payload that will help redefine how our planet and the moon are mapped from space.
This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of the electrical architecture of a sophisticated spaceborne instrument, working across the complete product lifecycle from concept and detailed design through hardware build, environmental testing, integration and launch preparation.
Working alongside a highly experienced multidisciplinary engineering team, you’ll influence critical design decisions while helping deliver cutting-edge space hardware from the ground up. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to design a novel LiDAR system, leveraging existing designs for Earth-mapping LiDAR, focusing on the electrical, power, and avionics systems of the payload and its interfaces to the satellite bus—spanning the full lifecycle from preliminary design through AIT and implementation.
Responsibilities • Lead development of the electrical, data, and power systems for a space LiDAR payload. • Advance and adapt LEO LiDAR electrical designs for next-generation Earth-observation applications. • Contribute to the LiDAR timing system to synchronize laser pulses with the camera and maintain UTC synchronization onboard. • Design and develop a payload avionics and power regulation/distribution system. • Work closely with laser manufacturers to ensure payload laser meets all system requirements. • Support flight hardware build, test, and space qualification campaigns. • Identify design risks; support radiation and environment analysis for LEO LiDAR payloads. • Analyze circuit tolerances using hand calculations and Spice tools. • Generate test plans, test reports, and material for design reviews (PDR, CDR, MRR, FRR). • Provide inputs to ICDs, design descriptions, testing procedures, and RFP material/labor estimates.
Qualifications • B.S. in Electrical Engineering + 7 years of experience, or M.S./Ph.D. + 5 years of related experience. • Experience in electrical design for space applications and space qualification campaigns. • Experience with data and power systems, C&DH architectures, and common spacecraft electrical interfaces. • Proficiency with low-voltage power electronics, high-reliability connectors, high-speed signals, and high-current power delivery. • Experience with grounding architectures and EMC/EMI assessments. • Experience generating system-level requirements and translating them into design specifications.
Other Requirements • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. • Based in Orlando, FL; ability and willingness to work onsite (hybrid)
Preferred Requirements (not necessary) • FPGA-based implementations with peripherals including DDR, Flash, EEPROM, ADC, DAC, and transceivers. • Preference for candidates with laser and radiation analysis backgrounds. • Experience with lasers, sensors, and board design. • Experience designing and developing digital and analog circuit card assemblies (CCAs).?
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact on the development of a flagship space mission. You’ll have ownership of critical electrical systems while working through the entire engineering lifecycle, from concept and architecture to flight hardware, integration and qualification.
You’ll join a collaborative, fast-moving engineering team where your work will directly influence the success of an innovative space program, with the opportunity to solve complex technical challenges and see your designs become reality.
If you’re looking for a role where you’ll combine technical ownership, cutting-edge engineering and real mission impact, we’d love to hear from you.
A US space company building electric propulsion systems and small satellites. Their hardware covers propulsion modules, spacecraft and launch vehicle upper stages, and they’re currently delivering against multiple funded propulsion and satellite contracts. Small enough that you’ll own your analysis end to end, established enough that the work is flying.
The role
You’ll own the dynamic environments side of their hardware, from individual components up to full spacecraft. That means shock, random vibration and acoustic analysis, predicting and interpreting measured data, and signing hardware off as flight-ready before it goes to the customer.
Day to day:
Run dynamic environments and structural analysis across propulsion units, flow control systems and power electronics
Support random vibration and shock test campaigns, then correlate the data back to your models
Interpret customer requirements, present your results in design reviews, and write the analysis reports that go out with the hardware
Support the sign-off of flight hardware for delivery
Work across several programmes at once and improve the analysis process as you go
What they’re looking for
Bachelor’s or above in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
5+ years in industry
Strong dynamic environments and structural analysis background
Hands-on experience with dynamic testing (random vibration, shock)
Solid grounding in vibroacoustics, structural mechanics and dynamics
Comfortable explaining your analysis to a customer, not just running it
Nice to have
NASTRAN / FEMAP
MATLAB or Python
Previous space or satellite hardware experience
Eligibility
This role sits under US export control (ITAR). You’ll need to be a US citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or otherwise able to obtain State Department authorisation.
System Engineer Location: Irvine, CA Employment Type: Full-Time Work Arrangement: Onsite Salary Range:$145,000 – $175,000 USD About the Role An innovative space technology company is seeking an experienced System Engineer to lead the systems engineering lifecycle for next-generation spaceborne radar payloads. This is a highly technical, hands-on role responsible for defining system architecture, managing requirements, driving verification activities, and ensuring payloads meet mission objectives from concept through flight readiness. Working closely with RF, digital, mechanical, software, and program teams, you will play a key role in translating mission needs into robust, flight-ready space systems while balancing performance, reliability, manufacturability, and schedule. Key Responsibilities
Define and maintain the overall payload system architecture, including avionics and subsystem interfaces.
Decompose mission and system-level requirements into subsystem and interface specifications while maintaining complete requirements traceability through verification.
Lead Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and reliability assessments to identify potential single-point failures and develop mitigation strategies.
Design fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR) strategies, safe modes, and anomaly response concepts aligned with mission operations.
Establish, monitor, and maintain system-level technical budgets including mass, power, thermal, data rate, and communications link budgets.
Own the verification and validation (V&V) strategy by mapping requirements to appropriate verification methods including testing, analysis, inspection, and demonstration.
Develop mission concepts of operations (ConOps), including orbit operations, imaging modes, duty cycles, and ground segment interfaces.
Define, maintain, and control Interface Control Documents (ICDs) between payload subsystems and spacecraft interfaces.
Collaborate with software engineering teams on embedded flight software architecture, command and telemetry definitions, and operational mode transitions.
Partner with product and engineering teams to translate product roadmaps into system-level technical requirements and architecture decisions.
Support formal engineering reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, MRR, and FRR by preparing and presenting technical documentation.
Perform system trade studies and budget analyses to support design decisions, cost optimization, manufacturability, and mission performance.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
7+ years of systems engineering experience supporting space systems, radar systems, avionics, or similar complex aerospace programs.
Minimum 2 years of experience serving as a System Architect or technical lead on complex engineering programs.
5+ years of experience leading requirements decomposition, requirements management, and verification closure throughout the product lifecycle.
5+ years of experience performing FMEA and reliability analyses for flight hardware or high-reliability systems.
5+ years of experience developing and tracking system-level budgets including mass, power, thermal, and communications link budgets.
Working knowledge of radar or RF systems.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical decision-making skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
We're looking for an Associate Flight Assurance Engineer to help ensure the quality, reliability, and mission success of advanced aerospace systems throughout the product lifecycle.
Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality teams, you'll identify risks early, support product verification, investigate anomalies, and contribute to the continuous improvement of assurance processes.
Responsibilities
Evaluate new product designs for reliability, safety, and manufacturability.
Support mission and flight assurance activities throughout development and production.
Perform risk assessments, failure investigations, and reliability analyses.
Assist with root cause investigations and corrective actions.
Prepare assurance documentation, compliance reports, and risk mitigation plans.
Support product qualification and verification activities.
Participate in quality, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to improve product reliability and mission success.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
0–3 years of experience in Flight Assurance, Mission Assurance, Quality, Reliability, or Aerospace Engineering.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and technical writing abilities.
Familiarity with risk assessment methodologies and quality systems.
Preferred
Knowledge of AS9100, NASA or DoD quality standards.
Experience with FMEA, FRACAS, or Six Sigma.
Aerospace manufacturing or hardware experience.
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