Avionyx

About Us 
  

 Avionyx is a +35 year old company serving the aerospace market with a variety of design services located in Heredia, Costa Rica. The company is growing rapidly, and this includes a focused push into electronics design. You have an opportunity to be a part of a brand-new team Avionyx is standing up to accomplish electronics design for aerospace application. While the focus of this new group initially will be on rapid development of special purpose test equipment, the long-term goal is on development of actual flight hardware. The successful candidates will work with software, systems, mechanical, and other electrical engineers to design, build, test, and support electronic equipment. 

 

 

About the Job  

  

• Leadership of a small (but growing) team of engineers focused on both PCB and FPGA design and verification  

• Collaboration with Avionyx and Joby management in developing/maturing:  

• A strategic roadmap for Avionyx’s electronic hardware service offerings  

• Our draft roadmap for embedded system development including board support packages, low-level drivers, and software architectures  

• Our draft roadmap for embracing artificial intelligence-based tools as part of our design methodology  

 

• Ownership of the previously noted electronic hardware development roadmap  

• Collaboration with the Avionyx and Joby People teams to ensure the staffing, skillsets, and overall capacity are all in place to successfully execute on company commitments  

• Shepherd the company’s work in building competency in DO-254 compliance  

• Shepherd the company’s effort to bring DO-254 services under their existing AS9100 certification  

• Mentor team members in electronic hardware development  

 

Required  

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline  

• 7+ years of experience as a manager of electronic hardware development  

• Familiarity and design involvement using high-speed technologies including:  

• Power conversion (linear and switching regulators)  

• High-speed digital design and layout (FPGAs, SoCs)  

• Signal conditioning and conversion (ADCs, filters) 

• Discrete semiconductor design (FETs, BJTs, Diodes)  

• High-speed multi-layer PCB design (100’s of components, 8+ layers)  

• Prior history of hands-on design work  

• Strong project management skills  

• Strong understanding of state-of-the-art technologies, tools, and methods  

• Strong people and team management skills  

• Great communication skills including fluency in English (TBD level required)  

 

Desired  

• Advanced degree in relevant discipline  

• 15+ years of work experience with clear progression of increasing leadership scope  

• Design experience associated with high reliability / harsh environments  

• PMP certification  

• Direct experience in a regulated field (aerospace, medical)  

  

Your Reward for Greatness  

 

• Stay fresh with our Flexible Schedule 

• Get a mid-year bonus! 

• Stay at home with our Telecommuting Options 

• Lunch is on us when you are at the office. 

• Step up your English with paid classes! 

• Get Training/Tuition subsidies for online learning. 

• Stay connected with our Internet Subsidy 

• The Gym Subsidy should keep you fit and relaxed! 

• Go places with our Travel Opportunities across the US!! 

• Stay healthy with our Medical Health Plan  

• Spend more time with your loved ones with our Additional Personal Time Off (increased by seniority) 

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