Senior Electrical Engineer - Payload Systems
About The Position
Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth. With Pulsar – the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit – Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection. We are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our payload hardware team. In this role, you will design, development, and integrate electrical systems that power and control our payload as well as work closely with engineers from other subsystems to integrate your designs. This is a hands-on, collaborative role where you’ll assist with electrical design, testing, and debugging in the lab, while gaining experience in assembly, integration and system test processes. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that’s building cutting-edge technology for space.
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Strong fundamentals in analog/digital circuit design, power systems, signal integrity, layout, and Design for Test/Manufacturing (DFT/DFM).
- Experience with embedded control, architectures featuring FPGAs, MCUs, and communication buses (I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-422, Ethernet, etc).
- Understanding of reliability methods, including Worst-Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA), part derating, and FMEA.
- 5+ years of experience taking designs from schematic to layout, manufacturing, test and system integration.
- Proficiency with electrical design and simulation tools (e.g., Altium, OrCAD, Spice).
- Proven lab experience with hardware bring-up, board-level troubleshooting, and test automation.
- A collaborative, team-oriented mindset and the ability to communicate effectively.
- Rigorous attention to detail and a commitment to continuous process improvement.
- Mentorship mindset with a desire to build repeatable engineering practices.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to satellite systems, bus avionics or payload electronics.
- Working knowledge of space radiation effects and space design practices.
- Experience with EMI/EMC design and mitigation
Responsibilities
- Own and design electrical subsystems such as power distribution, communication, FDIR. Capture requirements and manage trade studies.
- Design and develop reliable PCBAs. Source, derate, and test electrical components to ensure they can survive the harshness of space.
- Take designs from initial concept through schematic capture, layout, multi-disciplinary reviews, and comprehensive test plan execution.
- Bring up, troubleshoot and debug electrical systems in a lab environment using test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power meters).
- Maintain engineering documentation and develop electrical interface documents for satellite subsystems.
- See design through assembly, integration, and test activities, including system-level testing, validation, and integration onto the satellite.
- Mentor others and elevate team function through implementation of improved design practices and standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
