Responsibilities:

• Serve as a technical leader within the organization, mentoring junior engineers and helping to define and standardize processes
• Systems requirements definition and analog and digital circuit design for autonomous spacecraft instruments
• Design, manufacturing, and checkout of custom high-reliability PCBs for various avionics applications
• Harness design and assembly instructions for high-reliability applications
• Electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) design and documentation
• Analysis and test planning, execution, and data review for verification of requirements for electrical systems
• Develop and generate work instruction packages for manufacturing and testing
• Support R&D and flight projects through all phases of development and delivery
• Proactively identify roadblocks to technical progress and take steps to mitigate them
• Provide subject matter expertise in flight avionics and electrical components, consulting with project teams and reviewing designs and test plans of electrical-engineering peers

Required Qualifications:

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field
• 5+ years in spacecraft system design (Power, Motion, Propulsion, Telemetry / Command) and 8+ years general engineering experience
• Familiarity with EEE-INST-002 parts classification, selection of radiation-hardness-assured components, and radiation-mitigation strategies


Proficiency in most of the following:
• Worst-case analysis, circuit Finite Element Analysis, and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Design and application of digital communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, RS-422, RS-232, CAN
• Power system design, specifically Buck/Boost and LDO topologies and distributed grounding schemes
• Low-noise analog design for mixed sensor types (PRT, thermocouple, photodiode, etc)


Experience or familiarity with most of the following:
• High-voltage electrical systems (120V+) and battery technologies used on spacecraft
• Execution of environmental tests as per standards such as MIL-STD-461 or GSFC-STD-7000
• IPC-JSTD-001 requirements soldered electronic assemblies (inspection and operation)
• NASA 8739.4 harnessing standard and general requirements for harness design
• Motor drive design for Brushless DC (BLDC) motors
• FPGA- or MCU-based embedded system design
• Proficient in using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, electronic loads, and LCR meters
• Experience with Altium schematic capture and PCB layout tool or equivalent, and Microsoft Visio or similar tool
• Strong communication skills and experience presenting technical detail to external customers
• Detail-oriented with an emphasis on design documentation and summary report generation
• Experience as a people leader and mentor is highly desirable

Compensation and Benefits:

• Employee Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and a 4.5% company match (100% on the first 3% and 50% on the next 3%)
• Education Reimbursement for certificate, undergraduate, and graduate programs
• Paid Time Off includes up to 4 weeks per year, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, two floating, and 11 company holidays.