Senior Space Hardware Design Engineer — Hybrid

Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation; East Hagbourne; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive compensation

Job summary

MDA Space in the UK is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team delivering FPGA/ASIC based satellite telecom payloads.

You will lead hardware development, design and testing throughout the product lifecycle, with expertise in high-reliability circuits, HDI PCBs, power and RF considerations. The role offers a hybrid work model and opportunities to contribute to high-profile space missions with a world-class team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in a hardware product design role, in the Space or an equivalent High reliability sector
• Design and manufacture of complex circuits and multi-layer (10+) HDI PCBs for high reliability applications
• Circuit and PCB design and simulation tools usage
• Power supply design and layout techniques
• High speed digital design and Serdes interconnects
• LEO/GEO payloads knowledge would be advantageous
• High reliability design and analysis (Space, Military, Automotive, etc)
• RF design and validation
• Electronic circuitry radiation effects and mitigation techniques
• DC/DC power supply design
• Environmental, thermal, safety and EMI/EMC standards knowledge
• Scripting languages Tcl/Python/Perl etc

Responsibilities

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team developing FPGA/ASIC based satellite telecommunication payloads
• Management of complex Hardware development and manufacturing activities
• Responsible for the hardware product development lifecycle including specification, design and testing
• Detailed circuit design including schematic capture, component selection and electronic simulation
• Engineering analysis and documentation (Derating, Worst Case, Reliability, Radiation, EMI/EMC Analysis, FMECA, Power Budget)
• Supporting Hardware/Software/System integration, test, validation and qualification
• Directing in-house and 3rd party PCB layout design teams
• Deliver prototype and product quality manufacturing packages
• Active leadership of the team

Skills

Hardware design

HDI PCBs

FPGA/ASIC design

Power supply design

High-speed Serdes

LEO/GEO payloads

RF design

Radiation effects

DC/DC design

Scripting (Tcl/Python/Perl)

Job description

MDA Space in the UK is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team delivering FPGA/ASIC based satellite telecom payloads.

You will lead hardware development, design and testing throughout the product lifecycle, with expertise in high-reliability circuits, HDI PCBs, power and RF considerations. The role offers a hybrid work model and opportunities to contribute to high-profile space missions with a world-class team.