Electrical Hardware Engineer I

Voyager Technologies, Inc. • Pittsburgh, PA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Electrical Hardware Engineer I - Avionics for Voyager Lunar Systems designs, manufactures, and tests electrical hardware and avionics components used across the company’s product lines. The role is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is hybrid. It reports to the Electronic Systems Manager and works with the Avionics Lead and engineering teams to develop and test spacecraft avionics hardware through the systems engineering development cycle.

The position supports PCB design for primary and secondary spacecraft avionics, component trade studies and selection, development and execution of test procedures, environmental and qualification testing, embedded-system programming, and hardware-in-the-loop testing. The engineer also writes and presents technical reports. Travel of up to 10% may include overnight trips to launch sites, customer facilities, and NASA or government centers, both domestic and international. The role requires the ability to lift, move, or carry items or equipment weighing up to 10 pounds.

Applicants must be a U.S. Person under the stated export regulations and must be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations. Voyager describes a flexible and comprehensive rewards program, including Flexible Time Off, health coverage, retirement matching, wellness programs, and additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 0–2 years of experience in electronics hardware development.
• Proficiency in schematic and board design using software such as Altium, Eagle, OrCAD, or similar.
• Experience using standard electrical lab equipment—including power supplies, electronic loads, multimeters, and oscilloscopes—to execute test procedures for assembled PCBs or integrated systems.
• Ability to lift, move, or carry items or equipment up to 10 pounds.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined in the job description and eligible to obtain any required export authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing electronic hardware, including computing, signal conditioning, control electronics, filtering, data acquisition, and command and data handling (C&DH).
• Experience writing test plans and procedures for PCBA or integrated-system bring-up, design verification, qualification, and acceptance testing.
• Experience developing Python test scripts to automate PCBA or integrated-system test procedures.
• Experience performing trade studies for electrical and avionics system architectures, components, and individual parts.
• Experience with PCBA inspection and rework to IPC-A-610 Class 3 requirements.
• Systems engineering experience controlling requirements, risks, and integration flow.
• Ability to program embedded systems, FPGAs, microcontrollers, computer processors, graphic processors, or similar systems.
• Familiarity with NASA-STD 4001 and NASA-STD 4003 or similar standards.
• Experience with digital, analog, and signal-conditioning circuit design.
• Experience testing to MIL-STD-461 or similar.

Responsibilities

• Design PCBs for spacecraft primary and secondary avionics systems.
• Perform electronic component trade studies and select options for engineering and flight avionics units.
• Develop test procedures for component-, board-, and system-level integrated testing.
• Test fabricated PCBs and integrated avionics systems.
• Participate in environmental tests of engineering design units.
• Participate in qualification tests of flight design units.
• Program embedded systems, FPGAs, microcontrollers, computer processors, graphic processors, or similar systems.
• Implement the full systems engineering development cycle and regularly report progress to the Avionics Lead.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop testing with engineering and flight systems.
• Write and present technical reports.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO).
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees.
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships with access to more than 12,700 nationwide options and free on-demand workout videos before enrollment.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
• Company wellness programs supporting physical and mental well-being.
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources.
• Opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level