Senior Space Hardware Design Engineer (Hybrid)

MDA Space; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Disability income protection

Life insurance

Pension plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

MDA Space in Manchester is seeking a Staff Hardware Design Engineer to develop FPGA/ASIC based satellite telecommunication payloads and manage hardware development activities. The ideal candidate has over 13 years of experience in hardware design, particularly in satellite systems.

Join a pioneering team that impacts the global space industry while enjoying competitive compensation and a hybrid work model for improved work/life balance.

Qualifications

• 13‑15+ years’ experience in hardware product design in the space sector.
• Expertise in high speed digital design and Serdes interconnects.
• Experience with multi-layer (10+) HDI PCB design.

Responsibilities

• Develop FPGA/ASIC based satellite telecommunication payloads.
• Manage complex hardware development and manufacturing activities.
• Conduct detailed circuit design including schematic capture.

Skills

High speed digital design

Serdes interconnects

Line management experience

Complex circuit design

Multi-layer HDI PCBs

LEO/GEO communications payloads

Circuit and PCB design tools

Scripting languages (Tcl/Python/Perl)

Job description

MDA Space in Manchester is seeking a Staff Hardware Design Engineer to develop FPGA/ASIC based satellite telecommunication payloads and manage hardware development activities. The ideal candidate has over 13 years of experience in hardware design, particularly in satellite systems.

Join a pioneering team that impacts the global space industry while enjoying competitive compensation and a hybrid work model for improved work/life balance.