Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering

Capella•Louisville, KY

About The Position

Capella, an IonQ company, spans national security, advanced sensing, and next-generation compute to deliver secure, mission-ready intelligence. Capella’s culture is built on collaboration, rigorous engineering, and a shared commitment to delivering solutions that strengthens global stability and security. Team members work side-by-side with some of the most innovative minds in space systems, quantum-enabled technologies, and mission-critical operations. Capella values curiosity, resilience, and a willingness to tackle hard problems with precision and creativity. Capella welcomes and encourages applicants whose perspectives are historically underrepresented in technology, national security, and aerospace. Diverse viewpoints strengthen Capella’s ability to innovate and to deliver meaningful impact for partners worldwide. Capella is looking for an energetic Senior Electrical Engineer Manager who will be responsible for leading and managing a team of electrical engineers who design, develop, and test electrical systems and components. This role involves supporting project execution, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and driving innovation of our electrical systems within our satellite. This role will sit within the Spacecraft Engineering team at Capella Space. This team contains a variety of engineering disciplines that design and develop the satellite and payload systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; a Master’s degree or higher is preferred.
Minimum of 12 years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs and systems in a hardware R&D lab environment, with 4 years in a managerial or leadership role.
Proven experience in aerospace systems, or similar high reliability industry, and components is highly desirable.
Understanding of hardware evaluation methodologies, including development of test cases/suites, performance analysis, test automation, and data analysis
Extensive experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, and other test equipment
Experience with I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
Experience designing modern analog and digital electronics
Experience in PCB schematic capture & layout
Experience with Altium designer tools or other similar electronic CAD tools
Experience designing high reliability systems
Knowledge of the PCBA fabrication and assembly process
Familiarity with PLM tools and strong revision control practices
Excellent design and manufacturing documentation skills with attention to detail
Ability to work autonomously by determining and evaluating different courses of action independently
Strong technical communication skills to be used in a highly collaborative environment

Nice To Haves

No prior space experience is required.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of electrical engineers, providing guidance, support, and performance feedback of a distributed team across two offices.
Assign people to tasks and manage workloads to ensure timely project completion.
Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment.
Oversee the design, development, and testing of electrical systems and components for our application.
Allocate resources effectively to meet project goals and deadlines.
Support systems engineering requirements.
Provide technical expertise and guidance on electrical design, integration, and troubleshooting.
Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements.
Drive continuous improvement in electrical engineering practices and processes.
Ensure compliance with aerospace industry standards, including safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
Implement and enforce quality assurance procedures to maintain high standards in all engineering activities.