Space Electronics Design Engineer — Build Next-Gen Payloads

HEO; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Sydney location in Tech Central with E

Flexible leave

Paid parental leave

Cross-team collaboration

Fireside chats

Team events

Job summary

HEO designs and builds high-performance optical payloads for space imaging. As a Space Electronics Design Engineer, you will own critical electronics challenges, interfacing boards, thermal control, and focal control designs for upcoming payloads, within a fast-paced, agile hardware team.

You will tackle full lifecycle electronics, collaborate across hardware disciplines, and ensure reliability in extreme environments. This role is based in Sydney with global collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years hands-on experience designing electronics across the full hardware lifecycle.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
• Experience in small teams or startups taking hardware to market.
• Practical PCB design with high-speed routing.
• Experience integrating microcontrollers and camera sensors.
• Experience building automated test setups for PCAs.
• Hands-on experience with control systems.
• Knowledge of circuit protection, fault isolation, and EMI best practices.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the full electronics lifecycle from design to production.
• Design interface boards, thermal control systems, and focal control hardware for Next Gen optical payloads.
• Handle schematic capture and PCB layouts for high-speed signals.
• Integrate microcontrollers with image sensors and design wiring harnesses.
• Build automated test rigs and scripts to validate PCAs.
• Implement fault-tolerant control systems with protection against common failures.
• Apply EMI mitigation techniques to ensure signal integrity and compliance.

Job description

HEO designs and builds high-performance optical payloads for space imaging. As a Space Electronics Design Engineer, you will own critical electronics challenges, interfacing boards, thermal control, and focal control designs for upcoming payloads, within a fast-paced, agile hardware team.

You will tackle full lifecycle electronics, collaborate across hardware disciplines, and ensure reliability in extreme environments. This role is based in Sydney with global collaboration across teams.