Digital Electrical Engineer

AnySignal; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Matter is seeking a Digital Electronics Engineer to design and deploy high-speed digital hardware for space communication systems. This role involves collaboration with RF and FPGA engineers, ensuring robust designs meet space-grade standards.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and has over 3 years of experience in digital circuitry design, particularly using tools like Altium Designer. Competitive compensation of $130K - $185K is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline.
• 3+ years of professional experience designing high-speed digital circuitry.
• Proven experience designing boards using EDA tools.

Responsibilities

• Design high-speed digital hardware including processors and FPGAs.
• Perform trades and analyses of board architecture.
• Schematic capture and layout of space-grade PCBs.
• Testing new designs and collaborating with teams.

Skills

High-speed digital circuitry design

Schematic capture and layout

EDA tools usage (Altium Designer)

Debugging Xilinx RFSoC

Mixed-signal circuit board design

Simulation and testing of electronics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

AnySignal is a startup whose mission is to usher in the next generation of RF products and services. For the most demanding space and defense missions, AnySignal provides a flexible platform with world‑class performance that is easy to deploy, monitor, purchase, and upgrade.

Our team has a diverse range of backgrounds that cover cloud computing to artificial intelligence, communications and sensing, embedded systems, and much more.

As a Digital Electronics Engineer on the hardware team, you will be responsible for owning the design, manufacture, test and deployment of highly integrated PCBAs used by a large number of space customers. You will work with a small team of software, RF hardware, and FPGA engineers to shepherd the product from initial design to vehicle integration, taking a full‑stack approach to building robust space communication systems.

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On‑site

Department

Engineering

Compensation

• Estimated Base Salary $130K – $185K • Offers Equity

Responsibilities

• Design high‑speed digital hardware including processors, FPGAs, memory, interfaces, and supporting circuitry
• Perform trades and analyses of board architecture and component selection
• Schematic capture and layout of space‑grade PCBs
• Bring‑up and testing of new designs
• Partner with RF engineers, software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams and production test teams to drive designs end‑to‑end
• Work with mechanical engineers to ensure proper thermal dissipation of devices
• Work with supply chain counterparts to enable rapid manufacture and iteration of components
• Design for performance under space‑grade acceptance, qualification, and compliance requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline
• 3+ years of professional experience designing high‑speed digital circuitry
• Proven experience designing boards using EDA tools such as Altium Designer

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Experience designing and debugging Xilinx RFSoC / MPSoC‑based systems or equivalent platforms
• Experience debugging SoCs across the bootup stack (baremetal/bootloader/linux)
• Experience designing and implementing mixed‑signal circuit boards from concept through production using processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi‑GHz Serdes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, analog to digital and digital to analog converters, and power supply components
• Deep understanding with configuration and interfacing of memory, volatile and non‑volatile
• Familiar with failure mode effects and criticality analysis (FMEA)
• Experience designing power trees with complex sequencing requirements
• Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of digital and power electronics
• Working experience in voltage and current mode control and compensation design
• Strong grasp of DC‑DC topologies, with ability to select optimal architectures and components
• Familiarity with power supply testing and packaging for harsh environments
• Experience selecting and monitoring components capable of performing in a radiation environment

In order to comply with the space technology export rules of the U.S. Government, such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), it is necessary to be a U.S. citizen, a lawful U.S. permanent resident, a protected individual as specified by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or possess eligibility to secure the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. For additional information on ITAR, please seek further details.

AnySignal values and fosters an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel respected, supported and able to participate. We welcome applications from: women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, visible minorities, veterans, people who identify as LGBTQIA2S+ and others who may contribute to diversification in our environment.

Should you have a need for accommodation, AnySignal will endeavor to meet your accommodation needs. At any stage of the recruitment and selection process you may make your needs for accommodation known through contacting our team, in confidence, by email to: [e-mail]. We aim to provide equal access to all applicants with disabilities, please do not hesitate to contact us about accommodations.

Compensation Range: $130K - $185K