Electrical Design Engineer – Raptor 3D Printers Verified today

Electrical Design Engineer - Raptor 3D Printers

The Raptor Printer team designs, builds, and integrates in-house Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) printers that enable high-volume production of Raptor engines. You will be the extreme owner of electrical systems for next-generation LPBF printers, driving requirements definition, circuit design, development, qualification, and seamless integration into production. This role offers end-to-end ownership of complex electromechanical systems in a high-stakes, fast-paced environment where your designs directly impact rocket engine production rates and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design new electrical hardware, PCBAs, and implement targeted modifications to improve reliability, manufacturability, and expand printer capabilities
• Create and release documentation for PCB fabrication
• Provide extreme ownership of electronic hardware on additive machines from development through implementation
• Drive changes to electrical schematics and mechanical drawings that improve reliability, manufacturability, and cost
• Perform root cause investigations to characterize off-nominal unit behavior and mitigate risk
• Derive engineering justification to resolve production issues throughout assembly, test, and activation
• Design test setups and execute hardware validation through benchtop and environmental testing
• Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines (mechanical, software, automation and controls, additive, etc.) to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware
• Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, test, and activation of complex electrical designs
• Challenge assumptions, question requirements, learn from your mistakes, and approach problems with an open mind

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
• 3+ years of industry experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of industry experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware
• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering degree
• Experience with industrial automation, laser systems, high-power electronics, motion control, or additive manufacturing equipment
• 2+ years of professional experience rapidly designing and delivering highly reliable products
• 2+ years of professional experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics
• Experience with sensors, embedded microcontroller design and firmware, and FPGA hardware and software development
• Experience with high-speed data acquisition systems, high-accuracy motion systems, high-speed scanning systems, or similar camera/telemetry-based control systems
• Experience producing high-rate designs which are optimized for manufacturability and cost
• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role
• Experience developing new hardware, not just incremental updates
• Experience working through system trades, pushing back on requirements, and following through with verification and validation
• Self-starter with demonstrated experience on multiple projects making hardware work within demanding time and resource constraints
• High level of proficiency with designing signal conditioning circuits, digital circuits, and switching power converters, as demonstrated by successful fielding of multiple products
• Proficiency with schematic capture and board layout, producing clean and maintainable designs, preferably in Altium or Circuit Maker
• Knowledge of digital communications interfaces including SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, and RS422
• Knowledge of common circuit blocks including filters, power supplies, and microcontrollers
• High level of proficiency with circuit simulation tools and formal analysis methods, such as de-rating and worst-case circuit analysis
• High level of proficiency with lab equipment for development testing of circuits and components, including sophisticated test definition, troubleshooting, data collection, and data reduction techniques
• Proficient at board level rework in support of development testing
• Solid working knowledge of EMI/EMC underlying physics and specifications, along with best practices for design, and strategies for addressing test exceedances
• Proficiency writing software for test automation, data review, and design analysis, preferably in MATLAB or Python
• Cross functional project management skills and ability to collaborate with other engineering disciplines, as demonstrated on multiple programs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Additional Requirements

• Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones

Compensation

• Level 1: $105,000 - $140,000 per year
• Level 2: $120,000 - $170,000 per year
• Actual level and base salary determined case-by-case based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience
• Long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with discount
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks paid vacation
• 10+ paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (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.