Senior Spacecraft Command and Data Handling (C&DH) Engineer

Moseley Technical Services, Inc.•El Segundo, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Spacecraft Command & Data Handling (C&DH) team is responsible for the architecture, design, integration, and technical leadership of spacecraft avionics and electrical systems. This role serves as a key technical authority for spacecraft electrical hardware and avionics architectures, ensuring mission success through robust system design, technical oversight, and strategic engineering leadership.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship is required by Federal Law
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. Citizenship is required. A final U.S. Security Clearance is required post-start.
9+ years of experience in spacecraft electrical systems, avionics engineering, or related aerospace hardware development.
9+ years of experience with spacecraft communication protocols, including: SpaceWire, Ethernet, RS-422/485, LVDS
7+ years of experience in the design, analysis, integration, and testing of spacecraft electrical hardware or complex avionics systems.

Nice To Haves

Level 5: 14+ years of relevant aerospace or spacecraft engineering experience.
Experience serving as a Responsible Engineering Authority (REA), Lead Engineer, or Technical Lead on complex spacecraft programs.
Experience developing spacecraft avionics architectures and system-level electrical designs.
Strong knowledge of DoD, government, and space cybersecurity requirements for spacecraft systems.
Experience supporting high-rate manufacturing or production environments.
Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Active U.S. Security Clearance.
Experience mentoring engineering teams and establishing technical best practices.

Responsibilities

Architect spacecraft Command & Data Handling (C&DH) subsystem solutions that align with mission requirements, fault management strategies, and system-level objectives.
Lead avionics architecture trade studies, balancing performance, power, mass, reliability, schedule, and cost considerations.
Define and manage subsystem requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), verification plans, and validation activities.
Perform and oversee analyses related to data budgets, signal integrity, timing synchronization, clock drift, jitter, and EMI/EMC compatibility.
Lead vendor evaluations, make/buy assessments, and hardware selection decisions while managing technical, schedule, and lifecycle risks.
Provide technical leadership during design, integration, environmental testing, and system-level verification activities.
Support development of Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) architectures and contribute to spacecraft health management strategies.
Resolve complex avionics and electrical hardware issues across the program lifecycle.
Collaborate with systems engineering, software, integration & test, manufacturing, and mission operations teams.
Mentor and develop junior engineers while promoting engineering best practices across the organization.