Senior Electrical Engineer

The Role

You will be responsible for designing, testing, and flying critical electronics across all of the K2 Space satellites. In your first 6 months you will prototype your first electronics assembly and execute environmental and performance testing to refine your designs. In your first year you will qualify your hardware for flight and begin designing even more capable devices for future generations of spacecraft. In your first two years you will have flown your electronics in space and developed novel designs across all avionics domains.

Responsibilities

Design electronics PCBAs for spacecraft including architecture, component selection, circuit board design, board bring up and debugging

Qualify your designs through environmental testing including vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal vacuum testing

Work with internal and external stakeholders to integrate your designs into the spacecraft systems and operate your hardware in flight

Develop test equipment, development PCBAs, and test scripts to assist with all of the above

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or related science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field

5+ years of experience designing and testing electronics PCBAs in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Have

Experience designing multi-layer PCBAs for high-speed digital applications

Experience with high performance kW scale isolated power converter design

Experience designing analog control loops, solid state load switches, motor inverters, EMI/EMC compliance, or sensor signal conditioning circuits

Experience with digital processors, FPGAs, memory chips, or network switches

Proficient with circuit simulation tools such as LTspice

Experience with component selection for use in radiation environments

Knowledge of filter design for stability, noise rejection, and surviving threat signals

Experience with load switch design and power path protection schemes

Experience programming in C/C++, Python, or Matlab

Compensation and Benefits:

Base salary range for this role is $160,000 - $210,000 + equity in the company

Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level

Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks