Electrical & Computer Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 11, 2026.
About the Role
Join a small defense and aerospace technology team as its first dedicated electrical and computer engineer. You will prepare a satellite flight computer for its upcoming mission and help develop GPU compute electronics for AI inference in orbit.
What You'll Do
Design and own the satellite flight computer, with this as the primary focus during your first 90 days.
Build prototypes, bring up hardware, and debug systems hands-on in the Los Angeles lab.
Collaborate with engineering leadership on board design and validation.
Work with manufacturing partners to develop electronics and compute systems for a full-scale satellite.
Evaluate high-speed interconnects, including NVLink and SerDes, as well as photonics and optical interconnects.
Write firmware and platform software for the payload as needed.
What We're Looking For
Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience, with 0 to 15 years in the field.
At least one year of experience at a high-growth, venture-backed startup, or experience working in a zero-to-one environment.
End-to-end custom board or system-board design experience, including schematics, high-speed PCB layout, bring-up, and debugging.
Experience with high-speed digital design, signal integrity, and power integrity.
Familiarity with schematic capture, NVIDIA GPUs, accelerators, SoCs, ASICs, NVLink, SerDes, firmware, embedded C/C++, Linux, or Python.
Startup experience, including for candidates with aerospace prime contractor or government contractor backgrounds.
Space, satellite, or radiation-hardened hardware experience is useful, as is experience with photonics, optical interconnects, networking, or contract manufacturers and ODMs.
Must be authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary is $120,000 to $220,000 USD annually. Equity and other benefits were not specified.
Location
On-site, five days per week in Los Angeles, California, United States.