Senior Electrical Engineer
Los Angeles, California – On-site
Salary Range: $150,000 - $180,000
My client is developing the next generation of in-space propulsion for the rapidly expanding space economy. From large constellations in low earth orbit to new missions and cutting-edge capabilities, the team is the key to mission success.
This is a great opportunity for a motivated engineer to join a dynamic team and have a massive impact in the organization.
Job Summary:
As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will play a central and critical role in our core technology. As my client continues to deliver its RF Thrusters to government and commercial customers, you will work to help the team scale our efforts within the electric propulsion market. This role requires candidate to be on-site at our Hawthorne, CA, location.
Core Responsibilities:
- Design, optimize, build, and test of critical spacecraft and ground support electronics
- EE disciplines covered include embedded systems, data handling, sensor interfacing, and power electronics
- Start to finish PCB design, including requirements definition, design, prototyping, verification (power-on, functional / acceptance / qualification testing) and release to production.
- Environmental and EMI/EMC testing, and spaceflight readiness testing on all components
- Interface with scientists and engineers across the company and with external companies and organizations.
Minimum Qualifications / Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
- 4+ years of electrical systems development.
- Knowledge of high speed analog, digital, and mixed signal design, simulation and analysis.
- Familiarity with avionics design, fabrication, test, qualification and delivery
- Experience with MCUs and digital communication (UART/RS422/SPI) for space environments and applications.
- Demonstrated ability in schematic capture and layout of PCBs with optimizations for speed, noise mitigation, thermal management, and manufacturability.
Preferred Qualifications / Skills:
- Master’s Degree in Engineering our Related Field
- Familiar with programming languages C and Python.
- Experience with radiation testing of electronic prototypes.
- Experience with EMI/EMC testing of aerospace hardware.
- Experience with Altium PCB Designer
- Previous experience working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing startup environment.
Salary Range
- $150,000.00 - $180,000.00 per annum.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and equity commensurate with the Los Angeles Aerospace industry.
- Comprehensive health benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision) with company contributions for both employees and dependents.
- 401k with company matching incentive, eligible after your first 90 days of employment.
- ~10 paid holidays annually.
- Robust PTO and sick accrual policy.
