Senior Staff Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Staff Electrical Engineer. Location: Louisville, CO or San Francisco, CA, USA

Responsibilities:

• Own the full electrical design lifecycle for complex spaceflight hardware, from concept and requirements engineering through schematic capture, layout, bring-up, testing, manufacturing handoff, and in-orbit debugging.
• Develop robust analog and digital designs for mission-critical systems operating under demanding environmental and performance constraints.
• Organize cross-disciplinary design reviews, share feedback, and help shape technical solutions.
• Provide input into schedule planning, mission requirements, and system requirements;
• Lead hardware requirements and process improvements involving Altium, design for manufacturing (DFM), and design for test (DFT).
• Lead board-level bring-up and debugging while integrating firmware, software, FPGA, and embedded systems.
• Define test plans and verification strategies required for flight readiness.
• Help scale manufacturing operations by taking hardware from prototypes into low-volume production.
• Lead collaboration across mechanical, harness, RF, software, FPGA/SoC, and systems engineering teams.
• Mentor early- and mid-career electrical engineers.
• Work with external vendors and contract manufacturers to maintain delivery quality, resolve DFM/DFT issues, and support on-time delivery.
• Lead failure analysis and root-cause investigations for flight and test anomalies;
• Identify system-level risks early and drive mitigation strategies.
• Make engineering trade-offs in constrained environments and support decisions with data.
• Contribute to architecture optimization and radiation mitigation efforts as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience designing and debugging PCBAs.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer or similar ECAD tools.
• Hands-on experience with laboratory instruments such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers.
• Strong understanding of digital buses, including I2C, SPI, UART, RS422, CAN, USB, PCIe, and Ethernet.
• Familiarity with board bring-up, test planning, and design verification workflows;
• Experience working with contract manufacturers, supporting DFM reviews, and resolving production issues.
• Strong documentation, organization, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently while coordinating effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience designing electronics for harsh environments, including thermal, vacuum, vibration, and radiation conditions.
• Familiarity with high-speed design and impedance-controlled layouts.
• Basic Python or C scripting and automation for hardware test workflows;
• Knowledge of radiation effects and mitigation techniques in electronic design.
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC design practices and validation.
• Familiarity with satellite electrical systems, including electrical power systems (EPS), global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), attitude determination and control systems (ADCS), propulsion, and space robotics.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Base salary range of $167,808 to $219,704 per year.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) matching.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Parental and adoption leave.
• Legal insurance.
• Home technology stipend.
• Final compensation depends on education, qualifications, experience, location, market data, and internal equity.

Other Information:

• Work location: Louisville, Colorado, or San Francisco, California.
• Hybrid work arrangement with the option to work remotely a few days per week.
• Travel: Up to 10%, domestic or international.
• Job ID: 1742;
• This position involves U.S. export-controlled technology and government contract restrictions.
• Candidates must meet applicable U.S. export-control requirements, including U.S. Person requirements or obtain the necessary government authorization.