Electrical Engineer

Xona; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Xona is seeking a highly skilled electrical design engineer to design, develop, and integrate spacecraft propulsion electrical systems. The role covers embedded hardware, sensor interfaces, valve drivers, power conversion, and multilayer PCBs, with emphasis on testing and validation in lab environments.

You will validate hardware through automated test scripts, document interfaces, and support spacecraft integration and environmental testing as part of a tight-knit, mission-focused team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience taking mixed-signal designs from schematics through manufacturing and lab bring-up.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate spacecraft propulsion electrical systems.
• Validate and debug hardware through lab testing and automated test scripts.
• Document interfaces and procedures, and support spacecraft integration and environmental testing.

Skills

Mixed-Signal

Electrical Design

PCB Design

Power Electronics

Embedded MCU

CAN

SPI

I2C

UART

Python Test

Electrical Testing

Space Propulsion

Environmental Testing

Analog Conditioning

Power Conversion

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Altium

KiCad

SPICE

Job description

Design, develop, and integrate spacecraft propulsion electrical systems, including embedded hardware, sensor interfaces, valve drivers, power conversion, and multilayer PCBs. Validate and debug hardware through lab testing and automated test scripts, document interfaces and procedures, and support spacecraft integration and environmental testing.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, plus at least two years of experience taking mixed-signal designs from schematics through manufacturing and lab bring-up. Candidates should have experience with embedded hardware and interfaces, power conversion and driver circuits, precision analog acquisition, electrical testing, Python scripting, and electrical design tools such as Altium, KiCad, or SPICE.

Key Skills

Mixed-Signal Electronics, Electrical Hardware Design, PCB Design, Power Tree Design, DC/DC Converters, Power Electronics, Embedded Microcontroller Hardware, Analog Signal Conditioning, Precision Sensor Acquisition, CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, And RS-422, Python Test Automation, Electrical Testing And Debugging, Spacecraft Propulsion Electronics, Environmental Testing, Hardware Reliability