Senior Electrical Engineer, Avionics & Power Systems

About the position

Our goal is to be Earth's most customer centric company, and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space-based systems design. Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. We are looking for the next member of our avionics development team who are building critical components for Project Kuiper satellites. We are looking for an exceptional engineer who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to deliver hardware.

Responsibilities

• Perform circuit design and analysis for satellite power and avionics subsystems.
• Perform ECAD schematic capture of circuit designs.
• Lead design reviews of hardware systems; such as architecture, schematic, PCB layout reviews.
• Develop bring-up test plans, as well as leading qualification and production test plan development.
• Lead debug efforts for avionics and power subsystems.
• Lead requirement derivation and traceability for hardware subsystems.
• Support subsystem production ramp and larger system integration.
• Be a technical leader/role model; instilling best practices across the full development lifecycle.

Requirements

• BS degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in hardware development across full product life cycle (concept to production at scale) in consumer, industrial, or aerospace electronics or similar field.
• Experience with PCB design and debugging, including microprocessors, FPGAs, power supplies, and sensors.
• Experience with complex board designs, including high-speed interconnects, high-reliability designs, avionics, vehicle control systems, and/or motor & actuator control electronics.
• Experience with schematic and layout ECAD tools.

Nice-to-haves

• 7+ years of experience in hardware development across full product life cycle (concept to production at scale) in consumer, industrial, or aerospace electronics.
• Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with developing scripts and/or software that aid the development or testing of hardware.
• Experience in development and test of satellite bus systems.
• Experience with integration of systems into aerospace/avionics enclosures.
• Electronics design/qualification experience with radiation environments or radiation tolerant hardware.
• Experience with low-level firmware development and integration.
• Experience with development of hardware in loop testing for automotive and/or aerospace systems.
• Working knowledge of at least one programming language such as Python or C/C++.

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and/or other benefits
• Equity and sign-on payments as part of total compensation package