Spacecraft Electrical Engineer

2 days ago

Irvine, United States ZipRecruiter Full time

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescriptionAs an Electrical Engineer you will have ownership over design and testing of hardware designs for spacecraft bus and/or payload development. You will be expected to work within a cross-disciplinary team supporting the development of electrical systems for use in satellites. You must be willing to learn and adapt to working outside of your comfort zone. 
Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop high reliability electrical systems and PCBs for satellite devices. 
  • Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test. 
  • Perform PCB troubleshooting and root cause analysis down to component level. 
  • Be responsible for entire satellite electrical system. 
  • Define and lead satellite harness definition and fabrication processes. 
  • Prepare fabrication drawings, assembly drawings, BOMs, and general documentation required for design transfer to fabrication and assembly. 
  • Maintain and update requirements and design documentation throughout the entire system life cycle 
  • Maintain effective communication with all the functional groups to ensure project success (such as mechanical, manufacturing, software, test, and supply chain) 
  • Support on-orbit operations as electrical systems subject matter expert 


QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required
  • 2-4 years of hardware development experience in PCB board design and layout and electronic system prototyping and validation
  • Advanced proficiency with design tools for schematic capture (Altium )
  • Comfortable working in the lab with oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, and logic analyzers
  • Demonstrates strong technical ability and creativity at a fundamental level
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills
  • Strong technical documentation skills
  • Must be able to obtain a Secret and/or a TS/SCI clearance.

Skills and Experience:

  • Passion for space and curiosity for electronics in high-reliability applications 
  • Excitement for making systems smarter, better, faster, cheaper 
  • Experience making products or systems work with minimal time and resources 
  • Experience with developing fundamentally new hardware, not just incrementally updating legacy hardware 
  • Experience with circuit simulation tools such as LTSpice 
  • Soldering skills on surface mount and thru-hole components 
  • Experience with switching power supply design. 
  • Experience with requirements management 
  • Experience with system verification and validation 
  • Embedded systems and microcontroller implementation and programming 
  • Understanding of analog high speed and differential signal routing 
  • Experience with high performance digital processors, FPGAs, memory chips, or network switches 
  • Experience with circuit board design-for-manufacturability, productization of electronics 

ITAR Requirements: 

  • This position may include access to technology and/or software source code that is subject to U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. or , (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158,  or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 


Benefits

  • Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement Plans: Access to a 401(k) plan.
  • Paid Time Off: Generous vacation days, personal days, and holidays to ensure you have time to recharge.
  • Professional Development: Opportunities for ongoing training, workshops, and courses to advance your skills and career growth.
  • Team Building Activities: Regular social events, team outings, and company-sponsored activities to foster a positive work environment.
  • Diverse and Inclusive Culture: A commitment to and , with initiatives to support a welcoming and equitable work environment.

Turion Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Turion Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by , , , , /, veteran status, status, , , , marital status, mental or physical or any other legally protected status. Applicants wishing to view a copy of Turion’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department.

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