# Electrical Engineer - Avionics at Wardstone

- Company: Wardstone (YC F25)
- What the company does: The Modular Interceptor Platform. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.wardstone.us
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Los Angeles, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $100K to $160K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-12-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/wardstone/jobs/uEvOZUX-electrical-engineer-avionics
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/wardstone-electrical-engineer-avionics/

## About the role

We are looking for a hands-on Electrical Engineer to lead the development of high-reliability electronics for our interceptor prototypes and future VLEO satellites. You will own everything from board-level design to power systems, sensor integration, EMI/EMC, and flight hardware integration. Expect to work directly with founders, integrate components, run tests, and ship hardware that flies and intercepts targets.

## What they're looking for

- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Strong experience with PCB design tools (KiCad, Altium, or similar)
- Hands-on prototyping experience: soldering, rework, bring-up, rapid iteration
- Experience integrating sensors, mixed-signal electronics, or power systems
- Comfort with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and test equipment
- Strong fundamentals in circuit analysis, signal integrity, noise, grounding, and EMI/EMC

Tags: Engineering