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Xona Space · Burlingame, CA · Electronics · first seen 2026-10-24
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Xona is building Pulsar, the world's most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit, delivering real-time centimeter-level positioning globally.

What You'll Do

  • Design and develop electrical subsystems for propulsion electronics: embedded microcontroller hardware, sensor interfaces, valve drivers, and power conversion.
  • Lead schematic capture and multi-layer PCB layout from breadboard prototypes to flight hardware.
  • Design, tune, and validate DC/DC converters and driver stages for inductive and resistive loads.
  • Implement precision analog front-ends for critical telemetry: current sensing, pressure transducers, temperature monitoring.
  • Collaborate with embedded firmware engineers on hardware/firmware interfaces, pin mappings, register maps, and communication protocols (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, RS-422).
  • Conduct hardware design and layout reviews. Source components while ensuring compliance with standards and derating guidelines.
  • Develop and execute electrical test plans from breadboard to flight, writing Python scripts for test automation and data logging.
  • Troubleshoot and debug electrical systems using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, dynamic loads, and power meters.
  • Develop electrical interface documentation (ICDs) and test procedures for spacecraft subsystems.
  • Support assembly, integration, and test (AIT) activities, including environmental testing (TVAC, vibration, EMI/EMC).

Required Qualifications

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • 2+ years taking mixed-signal designs from schematics to manufacturing and lab bring-up.
  • Familiarity with electrical design and simulation tools (Altium, KiCad, SPICE).
  • Fundamental understanding of mixed-signal electronics, power tree design, power conversion, signal integrity, and hardware reliability in harsh space environments.
  • Hands-on experience designing embedded microcontroller hardware and peripheral interfaces (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, RS-422).
  • Experience designing driver circuits for inductive loads (valves, valve drivers, solenoids) and closed-loop DC/DC converters.
  • Strong background in precision sensor acquisition and analog signal conditioning (op-amps, filtering, ADC/DAC interfacing).
  • Hands-on experience with electrical testing, debugging (oscilloscopes, dynamic loads, power meters), and Python test scripting.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Exposure to satellite systems, avionics, or electrical power systems.
  • Experience with space environmental testing (TVAC, vibration, EMI/EMC per MIL-STD-461) and component derating standards (NASA EEE-INST-002).
  • Experience developing hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulators.
  • Familiarity with reading embedded C/C++ for low-level driver bring-up and boundary-scan debugging.
  • High-voltage power electronics experience.

Location and Security Requirements

Onsite in Burlingame, California. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) to comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations.