Electrical Design Engineer

LeoForce; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 83,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gold Level PPO Health Insurance - 75%

Competitive Compensation Package

Benefits Package

Accelerated Career Growth

Fun Company Activities

Job summary

LeoForce is seeking an Electronic Design Engineer at a senior level to design, develop, and test power electronics boards for space-based systems. The role emphasizes OrCAD documentation, PCB layout, and collaboration across engineering teams in a space hardware environment.

Responsibilities include FPGA/MCU interfaces, design reviews, and ensuring derating and radiation-tolerance considerations are met. Candidates should have a strong track record in space electronics and leadership throughout

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing power electronics boards for space-based electrical power systems.
• Proficiency in creating schematics and documentation using the OrCAD tool suite.
• Experience with FPGA, microcontroller, or microprocessor-based control and telemetry interfaces.
• Experience supporting hardware test, verification, and troubleshooting at the unit and subsystem level.
• Experience leading electronics design efforts throughout the product lifecycle.
• Knowledge of component selection suitable for space applications, including derating, radiation tolerance, and reliability considerations.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills; able to work independently and in teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test power electronics boards for space-based electrical power systems.
• Create schematics and documentation using the OrCAD tool suite.
• Manage PCB layout and design reviews in collaboration with layout engineers.
• Develop FPGA, microcontroller, or microprocessor-based control and telemetry interfaces.
• Support hardware test, verification, and troubleshooting at the unit and subsystem level.
• Lead electronics design efforts throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support component selection suitable for space applications, including derating, radiation tolerance, and reliability considerations.
• Collaborate with systems, manufacturing, and test engineering teams to ensure product quality and reliability.
• Participate in design reviews and provide technical input to ensure the feasibility of proposed solutions.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant industry standards and regulations.

Skills

FPGA

Microcontroller

Microprocessor

Schematic capture

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

OrCAD

PCB layout tools

Job description

Electronic Design Engineer

Experience: Senior Level

Salary: $60 - $96 per hour

Job Details

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and test power electronics boards for space-based electrical power systems.
• Create schematics and documentation using the OrCAD tool suite.
• Manage PCB layout and design reviews in collaboration with layout engineers.
• Develop FPGA, microcontroller, or microprocessor-based control and telemetry interfaces.
• Support hardware test, verification, and troubleshooting at the unit and subsystem level.
• Lead electronics design efforts throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support component selection suitable for space applications, including derating, radiation tolerance, and reliability considerations.
• Collaborate with systems, manufacturing, and test engineering teams to ensure product quality and reliability.
• Participate in design reviews and provide technical input to ensure the feasibility of proposed solutions.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant industry standards and regulations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing power electronics boards for space-based electrical power systems.
• Proficiency in creating schematics and documentation using the OrCAD tool suite.
• Experience with FPGA, microcontroller, or microprocessor-based control and telemetry interfaces.
• Experience supporting hardware test, verification, and troubleshooting at the unit and subsystem level.
• Experience leading electronics design efforts throughout the product lifecycle.
• Knowledge of component selection suitable for space applications, including derating, radiation tolerance, and reliability considerations.
• Excellent collaboration skills and experience working with systems, manufacturing, and test engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

A bit about us:

With numerous offices across the country we are a $300M+ TOP Ranked Space Hardware Development company. We specialize in the design, manufacture, integration, and test of critical spacecraft components. We are a team of accomplished engineers and operations personnel with a diverse range of critical skills, decades of mission experience, and a passion to develop unique component solutions for space applications.

If you are an experienced Electrical Power Design Engineer with aerospace or (ideally) spacecraft hardware experience, then please apply!

Why join us?

Do you want to work with some of the nation’s best clients like NASA? We do too!

• Meaningful Work!
• Best in Class Organization!
• Gold Level PPO Heath Insurance - 75% Covered!
• Competitive Compensation Package!
• Benefits Package!
• Accelerated Career Growth!
• Fun Company Activities!
• Many More!

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