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About BlackSky

BlackSky operates a space-based intelligence platform providing satellite imagery, automated analytics and high-frequency monitoring globally. We serve allied military, intelligence, and commercial customers with real-time data on strategic locations and events.

The Role

You will be a key contributor in the Electrical Engineering group, designing and developing power subsystems and space electronics through all phases of the product lifecycle. As a power subsystem designer, you will derive and maintain system requirements, participate in component downselections and trade studies, interface with suppliers, and support design reviews through delivery. You will own and maintain power budgets and power simulations for low earth orbit spacecraft. As an electronics designer, you will create and review electrical designs, schematics, layouts, and simulations for analog and digital systems. You will provide general electrical engineering expertise to solve design challenges across design, development, integration, test, launch, and operation of small satellite constellations.

This position reports to the Director, Electrical Engineering and is hybrid based in Tukwila, WA.

Responsibilities

• Be a subject matter expert for electrical subsystem design for smallsat spacecraft
• Champion all phases of electrical subsystem development: design, integration, test, operations, and maintenance
• Develop and maintain system deliverables such as Power Budgets, System EICDs, and Power Simulations
• Support design reviews to ensure requirements and interface compliance
• Work with mission architects, systems engineers, and program managers to derive and maintain meaningful requirements
• Create and review system-level electrical design documents including flight harnesses, interconnect diagrams, and grounding schemes
• Work closely with external electronics providers to review designs, identify and resolve issues, and develop integration and test approaches
• Work with integration testers to develop test plans ensuring adequate testing of units and complete system
• Support production line as electrical subject matter expert for issues that arise
• Support design updates of existing space electronics units by performing component selection and electrical analyses and simulations

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science (or greater) degree in Electrical Engineering or Embedded Systems
• 6+ years of experience delivering digital and/or analog embedded hardware
• Proficiency in designing spacecraft power system concepts from contract level requirements and Concepts of Operations (CONOPS)
• Familiarity with building Power Budgets for LEO spacecraft and first principles knowledge regarding battery and photovoltaic technology
• Familiarity with designing system validation plans for electric power subsystems
• Extensive experience developing electronics hardware for space and/or other highly demanding environments (temperature, reliability, radiation)
• Proficiency in schematic capture, performing/overseeing layout, and supporting manufacturing at external EMS vendors
• Familiarity with managing and reviewing existing in-house and subcontractor designs/subassemblies
• Proficiency with troubleshooting and diagnosis of electronics, debug and board bringup, and system level testing methodologies
• Proficiency with Altium or similar tools for circuit design/schematic capture and library management
• A passion for technology and rapid execution of sophisticated space missions
• Must be a US Person

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-3 years experience with power systems (including battery) design and testing
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence) or similar tools in agile development process
• Familiarity with modern requirements management tools (JAMA, DOORS)
• Familiarity with enterprise MRP/ERP systems
• Familiarity with Product Assurance best practices for aerospace electronics
• Familiarity with SIMPLIS/SIMetrix electronics modeling

Compensation and Benefits

Anticipated salary range for the Great Seattle Area, WA is $120,000-$150,000 per year. Final compensation depends on specific background and education. BlackSky is a multi-state employer; pay may vary in other locations.

Full-time benefits eligible employees receive:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D insurance with BlackSky paying 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision, plus $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses
• 15 days PTO, 11 company holidays, four floating holidays (pro-rated), one day paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options with employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
• Employer matching donations
• Professional development