Senior Space Electronics Engineer: End-to-End System Design

Spherical Systems; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Space-grade electronics project

Collaborative engineering culture

Job summary

SPHERICAL is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer with experience in design for space applications to own the end-to-end design, verification and test of space hardware in a fast-moving team. You will lead complex PCB design, architect systems and collaborate with suppliers and ESA partners to ensure reliability.

You will operate in a hybrid Randstad-based role, applying ECSS standards, performing reliability analyses, and guiding junior engineers while delivering high‑quality space hardware

Qualifications

• Strong PCB design and layout skills.
• Experience with space and PA/QA standards such as ECSS.
• Familiar with reliability analyses like FMECA, WCA and PSA.
• Good understanding of power electronics.
• Familiarity with requirements management.
• Understanding of full electronics life-cycle (design, manufacture, test, qualification).
• Desire to thrive in fast and dynamic development environments.

Responsibilities

• Design complex electronic systems: analyse requirements, derive internal requirements, and architect systems to fulfill them.
• Lead test and qualification of systems for high‑reliability use in a space environment.
• Be the main point of contact for technical matters with the external PCBA assembly supply chain.
• Lead technical reviews with customers and high‑profile organisations, like ESA.
• Set an example of high‑quality and principled design within SPHERICAL.
• Support and inspire junior engineers.

Skills

PCB design

ECSS experience

Reliability analysis

Power electronics

Requirements management

Lifecycle design

Education

BSc/BEng in Electronics Engineering

Tools

FPGAs

Job description

SPHERICAL is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer with experience in design for space applications to own the end-to-end design, verification and test of space hardware in a fast-moving team. You will lead complex PCB design, architect systems and collaborate with suppliers and ESA partners to ensure reliability.

You will operate in a hybrid Randstad-based role, applying ECSS standards, performing reliability analyses, and guiding junior engineers while delivering high‑quality space hardware