Electrical Engineer
About Lynk
Lynk invented satellite direct-to-phone technology and holds the world's first commercial FCC license for a sat2phone system. Today, Lynk enables mobile subscribers to send and receive text messages via standard unmodified phones to and from space. The service is proven on all seven continents, has regulatory approvals in over 30 countries, and is deployed commercially under more than 40 mobile network operator contracts covering approximately 50 countries.
The Role
You will own the complete hardware development cycle for satellite PCBAs. Working in a small, fast-moving team, you will design multilayer circuit boards incorporating high-speed digital signals, high-power DC-DC converters, and analog circuitry. You will handle schematic capture, layout, board bring-up, and testing. You will collaborate with RF engineers on RF-containing boards, with RTL and software teams on pinouts and clocking, and with mechanical teams on thermal and enclosure design.
Core Responsibilities
- Design multilayer PCBAs with EMI/EMC best practices for harsh environments (thermal cycles, vibration, mechanical shock)
- Own the complete PCB lifecycle from schematic capture and layout through board bring-up and test
- Develop and analyze complex power trees
- Collaborate with RTL and software teams to define pinouts, bank voltages, and clocking architectures for optimized routing
- Collaborate with mechanical teams on PCB enclosure and thermal design
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical or Computer Engineering
- Strong grasp of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT) in low-to-medium volume, high-complexity production
- Experience with multilayer PCB schematic capture and layout, board bring-up and testing
- Experience designing systems for harsh environments (space, aviation, automotive, etc.)
- Experience with common low-speed digital interfaces (I2C, CAN, UART, etc.)
- Experience with EMI/EMC best practices
- Basic experience writing FPGA RTL or microcontroller firmware
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of FPGA and SoC hardware requirements, including power distribution, high-speed SERDES routing (PCIe, multi-gigabit Ethernet, etc.), memory interfaces
- Basic understanding of RF circuits and RF PCB layout
- Experience working in a startup or small team environment
- Experience designing spacecraft avionics systems
- Advanced experience writing FPGA RTL or microcontroller firmware
ITAR Requirements
To comply with U.S. Government export control regulations (ITAR), applicants must be one of the following: (i) a U.S. citizen or national, (ii) a lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) an asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158. Individuals who do not meet these criteria must be eligible to obtain necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Location: Chantilly, VA