{"id":3621350,"url":"https://alion.io/job/aegis-aerospace-electrical-engineer-space-flight-hardware-2-year-contract","title":"Electrical Engineer - Space Flight Hardware (2-Year Contract)","company":{"id":2753787,"name":"Aegis Aerospace","domain":"aegisaero.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/aegisaero","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Paycor","truth_index":null},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Houston, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":75,"max":95,"currency":"USD","period":"hour","gross":null,"usd_annual":190000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Verification & Validation","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-02T18:35:07Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-02","last_verified_at":"2026-11-06T10:16:59Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Electrical Engineer - Spaceflight Hardware (2-Year Contract)\nLocation: Houston, TX (Webster area)\nWork Schedule: 29 hours per week | Monday-Wednesday onsite, Thursday remote\nContract Duration: 2 years\nPay Range: $75.00-$95.00 per hour, depending on experience\nBenefits: 401(k) eligibility\nPosition Overview\nAegis Aerospace has a long history of developing and delivering spaceflight hardware and payloads supporting the International Space Station (ISS), NASA lunar missions, and other human-spaceflight programs. As our portfolio continues to grow, our team is developing another ISS payload as well as hardware supporting a commercial space station.\nWe are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our project team in Webster, Texas to design, develop, integrate, and test electrical hardware supporting these programs. The successful candidate will be a hands-on product development engineer capable of supporting electrical hardware through the full development lifecycle-from requirements definition and concept development through design, procurement, assembly, integration, troubleshooting, verification, and test.\nThis is a 2-year contract position working a fixed 29-hour schedule each week, with Monday through Wednesday onsite in Webster and Thursday remote.\nKey Responsibilities\nInterpret system and interface requirements and translate them into electrical hardware requirements.\nDevelop and document electrical system and hardware requirements.\nDesign electrical circuits, printed circuit boards, interfaces, and supporting electrical hardware.\nConduct electrical trade studies and provide technical expertise when evaluating design alternatives.\nPerform circuit analyses and engineering calculations to validate design performance.\nEnsure electrical designs meet applicable size, weight, power, performance, and cost constraints.\nDefine and baseline electrical interfaces to support successful system integration.\nDevelop and maintain electrical hardware specifications, schematics, drawings, and other technical documentation.\nSupport PCB design and development using Altium or comparable design tools.\nPlan and execute verification and validation activities to demonstrate compliance with requirements.\nDevelop detailed assembly, integration, and test procedures.\nUse laboratory test equipment to verify, characterize, and troubleshoot electrical hardware.\nSupport procurement, fabrication, assembly, integration, and testing of development and flight hardware.\nReview electrical drawings and technical documentation for accuracy and release.\nPresent design progress, technical approach, trade studies, test results, and engineering rationale at formal design reviews.\nContribute to safety documentation and support safety review boards as required.\nCollaborate closely with mechanical, systems, software, manufacturing, quality, and other engineering disciplines throughout the project lifecycle.\nMinimal travel is expected. Occasional evening or weekend support may be required during critical integration, test, or program milestones.\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university.\n5+ years of electrical engineering experience in product development for spaceflight, aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability/high-specification equipment.\nMust be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) with the ability to complete a U.S. government background check.\nExperience supporting electrical hardware through multiple phases of the product development lifecycle.\nExperience with electrical circuit design, analysis, schematic development, and PCB design.\nExperience using Altium or comparable circuit/PCB design software.\nHands-on experience using laboratory equipment to test, characterize, verify, and troubleshoot electrical systems and hardware.\nDemonstrated experience performing electrical trade studies and evaluating design alternatives.\nStrong knowledge of electrical circuit calculations and analysis.\nExperience developing engineering specifications, technical documentation, and test procedures.\nStrong organizational and time-management skills with sound engineering judgment.\nAbility to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team.\nDesired Qualifications\nExperience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:\nDesign, procurement, manufacturing, integration, or testing of spaceflight hardware.\nElectrical hardware designed for extreme or high-reliability environments, including vibration, thermal extremes, or vacuum.\nAdvanced Altium PCB design, particularly boards incorporating embedded processors or microcontrollers.\nEmbedded electrical systems and processor-based hardware.\nDevelopment of software or automated test tools used to verify PCB functionality.\nDC power system design.\nDC-DC converter design, selection, and implementation.\nLinear regulator design and implementation.\nAnalog sensor interfaces and signal conditioning.\nOperational amplifier circuits and passive analog filtering.\nADC selection, implementation, and interfacing.\nElectrical hardware verification, qualification, or acceptance testing.\nAbout Aegis Aerospace\nWe are a woman-owned space and technology company headquartered in Houston, TX. Our primary objective is to support the Department of Defense and NASA in achieving their missions to defend the security of our country, reach new heights and to discover the unknown. 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