Avionics Engineer

Avionics Engineer

Company Overview:

KODA is a people-first company recognized as a five-time winner of Huntsville's Best Places to Work® Award, certified as a Great Place to Work®, and a Best Place for Working Parents®. KODA is a small business focused on solving complex engineering problems on national-priority projects in domains such as missile defense, hypersonics, DOD space, and civil space.

Our expertise spans Radar and Missile Development, Multi-Domain Operations, Flight and Ground Test Planning and Execution, Tactical Data Link Testing, Test Range Instrumentation, Systems Engineering and Integration, Model and Simulation Development, and Digital Engineering/Model-Based Systems Engineering.

The name KODA, a Native American word meaning 'allies', embodies our dedication to our customers and each other. Trust and integrity guide us in all we do. We prioritize our people, support national-priority missions, and give back to our community through the KODA Cares program. We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a commitment to professional growth. Join us and learn more at www.kodatech.com.

Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is seeking an Avionics Engineer. In this role, you'll play a pivotal role in the Sustainable Lunar Development program, collaborating with a skilled team to design, develop, and qualify mission-critical avionics hardware, enabling reliable and reusable spaceflight to advance our vision of millions living and working in space. As part of a small, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for engineering, designing, and installing electrical harnesses for various spaceflight systems. This is a hands-on position that will involve you in all aspects of engineering, design, fabrication, installation, and test.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design of electrical harnesses for power distribution, RF, communication, and high-speed data signal
• Selection of harness components and hardware, connectors, backshells, cable, and wire
• Understanding and application of EMI/RFI and harness shielding
• Create 3D routed harness data files utilizing Creo (Pro/Engineer) Cabling and Routed System Designer (RSD)
• Create harness detail and installation drawings, including 2D flat harness drawings from the 3D harness data sets
• Design and integration of harness support brackets
• Support design configuration development and trade studies
• Provide technical guidance for hardware installation
• Support the assembly and testing of cables and harnesses
• Report on activity schedule and technical status
• Identify opportunities for technical improvements

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, or an appropriate engineering field
• 3+ years of experience designing Wire Harnesses for the Aerospace industry
• Experience with Creo, Windchill, and Routed System Designer (RSD)
• Understanding and application of wire derating analysis
• Familiar with existing applicable harness standards: IPC/WHMA-A-620A, NASA-STD-8739.4
• Strong electrical/mechanical design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience with Pro/E Piping
• Experience with other high-end CAD routing software, such as Unigraphics NX Electrical and Mechanical Routing
• Knowledge of harness fabrication and installation processes
• Experience with launch vehicle or spacecraft electrical/mechanical systems
• Zuken familiarity

KODA Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact info@kodatech.com to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.