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In this role, you will design, development, and integrate electrical systems that power and control our payload as well as work closely with engineers from other subsystems to integrate your designs.\nThis is a hands-on, collaborative role where you’ll assist with electrical design, testing, and debugging in the lab, while gaining experience in assembly, integration and system test processes. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that’s building cutting-edge technology for space.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nDesign Sub-Systems: Own and design electrical subsystems such as power distribution, communication, FDIR. Capture requirements and manage trade studies.\n\nDevelop PCBAs: Design and develop reliable PCBAs. Source, derate, and test electrical components to ensure they can survive the harshness of space.\n\nOwn the Design Cycle: Take designs from initial concept through schematic capture, layout, multi-disciplinary reviews, and comprehensive test plan execution.\n\nBe Hands on in the Lab: Bring up, troubleshoot and debug electrical systems in a lab environment using test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power meters).\n\nDocument Your Design: Maintain engineering documentation and develop electrical interface documents for satellite subsystems.\n\nSupport Integration and Test: See design through assembly, integration, and test activities, including system-level testing, validation, and integration onto the satellite.\n\nRaise the Technical Bar: Mentor others and elevate team function through implementation of improved design practices and standards.\n\nWhat You Bring:\nKnowledge:\nB.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.\n\nStrong fundamentals in analog/digital circuit design, power systems, signal integrity, layout, and Design for Test/Manufacturing (DFT/DFM).\n\nExperience with embedded control, architectures featuring FPGAs, MCUs, and communication buses (I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-422, Ethernet, etc).\n\nUnderstanding of reliability methods, including Worst-Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA), part derating, and FMEA.\nIndustry Experience:\n\n5+ years of experience taking designs from schematic to layout, manufacturing, test and system integration.\n\nProficiency with electrical design and simulation tools (e.g., Altium, OrCAD, Spice).\n\nProven lab experience with hardware bring-up, board-level troubleshooting, and test automation.\nCompany Culture:\n\nA collaborative, team-oriented mindset and the ability to communicate effectively.\n\nRigorous attention to detail and a commitment to continuous process improvement.\n\nMentorship mindset with a desire to build repeatable engineering practices.\nBonus:\n\nExposure to satellite systems, bus avionics or payload electronics.\n\nWorking knowledge of space radiation effects and space design practices.\n\nExperience with EMI/EMC design and mitigation\n\nFor U.S. Roles: To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).\nFor U.K. Roles: To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).\nFor Canada Roles: Successful candidates must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.\nWe celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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