Satellite Electrical Engineer Verified today
Scout Space is building a new way to see and operate in space with a paradigm of data empowering every satellite to make space safer. We are deploying real solutions to orbit over the next two years and seeking people who bring excitement and energy, are curious and eager to learn, and want to drive our programs forward.
Role
As a Satellite Electrical Engineer, you will focus on design, development, and integration of electronics for use in spaceborne and high-reliability environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead avionics architectural decisions and identify individual electronic components
- Support hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation in lab environments
- Support environmental payload testing and write associated test cases
- Define connector and cable harnessing for space environments
- Support the design of digital and analog/mixed-signal electrical circuits
- Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, software, and systems teams to ensure cohesive hardware solutions and work with external stakeholders
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in electrical design
- Familiarity with avionics systems design and testing strategies, particularly those compliant with NASA MIL standards
- Familiarity with signal integrity, power distribution, and EMI/EMC best practices, especially in a space environment
- Familiarity with designing robust grounding schemes and strong understanding of grounding optimization tactics
- Experience designing harness drawings
- Experience writing test procedures for both board and assembly level tests
- Strong debugging skills using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers)
- Working knowledge of hardware development for harsh environments (radiation tolerance, thermal constraints)
- Familiarity with board-level electrical design, schematic capture, and layout tools (e.g., Altium Designer, KiCad, OrCAD)
- Eligible to hold a security clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- 6-8 years of relevant experience in electrical design
- Familiarity with monitoring and reporting environmental testing for electronic assemblies (such as EMI/EMC, TVAC, etc)
- Strong proficiency with board-level electrical design, schematic capture, and layout tools (e.g., Altium Designer, KiCad, OrCAD)
- Proficiency with high speed and mixed signal simulation tools (such as Ansys, HyperLynx, etc)
- Experience designing optical, radio frequency (RF), and/or high power avionics
- Experience with VHDL or Verilog and FPGA development toolchains (e.g., Vivado, Quartus, Libero)
- Experience integrating FPGA systems with embedded processors, sensors, and high-speed interfaces (e.g., SPI, I2C, UART, LVDS, SpaceWire, Ethernet)
Benefits
- Open Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401k Matching
- Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Care FSA
- Wellness Stipend
- Work From Home Stipend
- Life Insurance
- Long-term Disability plans
- Commuter Benefit
- Education Reimbursement