Senior Electrical Engineer
About The Position
Our client is currently seeking Sr. Spacecraft Electrical Engineer to join the Space Team. The mission of the Space Team is to design, build, test, launch, operate and maintain a constellation of small commercial satellites. This group is also responsible for building and operating a segment of ground stations to provide communications with these satellites. Satellite clusters and ground segments provide the platform for RF data collection that is essential to the company's core business. They are looking for a candidate with good technical leadership and problem-solving skills, who is creative and has a passion for working with and developing new innovative technology. As the Senior Spacecraft Electrical Engineer, your main responsibilities will be:
Requirements
- Bachelorâs degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- High level of proficiency with Printed Circuit Boards, for schematic capture, layout, and manufacturing for fabrication and assembly with Contract Manufacturers.
- High level of proficiency with power electronics design, high speed digital electronics design, and a basic level of proficiency with RF circuit design.
- Experience with Printed Circuit Board design using Altium.
- Experience with electronic lab equipment (Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, etc).
- Basic experience developing software for embedded hardware control especially in Python or C++.
- A passion for completing a job well - attention to detail.
- A good attitude and team-oriented spirit.
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing flight hardware for small satellites, and an understanding of best practices for flight hardware design.
- Experience in the Space industry especially with small satellites, including environmental testing (Thermal, TVAC, Vibe).
- Experience with RF electronics, and RF lab equipment (Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers, Signal Generators, etc.)
- Experience with Software Defined Radio.
- Experience with automated electronics testing including SCPI and other industry standard protocols .
- Experience with version control, specifically git
- A curious outlook â willingness to learn new things and find the right solutions to fit the problem.
Responsibilities
- Design and test of the next generation of our spacecraft buses & RF collection payloads.
- Develop hardware unit tests and associated support equipment, for both unit level and full system integration tests of our payloads and satellite buses.
- Search for new innovative hardware solutions that can enhance our RF collection platform.
- Take a hands-on role with assembly, integration and test of our RF payload hardware, and production of the spacecraft.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
