Avionics Systems Engineer
CX2 · El Segundo, CA
$130,000–$175,000
Jul 13, 2026
El Segundo, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on integration engineering role focused on bringing avionics hardware, flight control systems, sensors, communications equipment, and mission software together into operational unmanned aircraft. Day-to-day work spans system bring-up, wiring verification, hardware-in-the-loop and flight test support, and diagnosing faults across electrical, networking, and software layers. Suits engineers with a strong background in avionics integration and practical experience with Linux systems and aerospace communication protocols.
Senior level · 5+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $119,144 (middle half $81,115–$160,963).
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Why we read it this way (7)
SOC classification is genuinely ambiguous. This role is primarily avionics/aerospace systems integration — hardware bring-up, wiring verification, HIL testing, and flight test support — which does not map cleanly to any standard computer/mathematical SOC. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest fit given the heavy Linux, networking, and embedded systems content; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the runner-up given the systems integration and verification focus. An argument could also be made for a non-tech engineering SOC (e.g. 17-2011 Aerospace Engineers), but that falls outside the available code set.
Work location is not stated in the posting. CX2 is headquartered in the Los Angeles, CA area (founders from SpaceX/Epirus), but no city or state is explicitly named. CBSA left blank accordingly.
The clearance requirement is listed under 'Bonus Points' as 'Active Secret security clearance or ability to obtain one,' which is technically preferred rather than a hard gate. However, the ITAR restriction (US Citizen or Green Card holder required) is a firm gate. Clearance is flagged as Secret given the defense context and the 'ability to obtain' framing.
The avionics communication protocols (CAN, MAVLink, ARINC 429, RS-232/422/485, Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553) are listed together in a single required-qualifications bullet as 'such as' examples. They are marked required because they appear under the Required Qualifications heading; 'such as' signals interchangeability among them rather than making the protocol experience itself optional.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): RS-232/422/485.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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