Electrical Engineer

Loud Solutions; California; On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Loud Solutions seeks an Electrical Engineer II to own the spacecraft EPS/PCDU power subsystem, taking it from a small demonstrator to flight. This hands-on IC role requires working with very high-voltage systems and battery health in space environments.

You will design and validate high‑voltage PMAD, manage battery health, and guide hardware through breadboarding, PCB layout, bench tests, and qualification for flight readiness.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with high‑voltage power systems in space hardware.
• 4+ years of electrical engineering experience on spacecraft or space flight hardware.
• Ability to own electrical hardware end to end—from schematic/PCB to bench test and qualification.
• Experience designing PMAD for operation in vacuum and space plasma conditions.
• Comfortable working as a hands‑on IC in a fast-moving small team.

Responsibilities

• Own the EPS/PCDU: power generation, conditioning, distribution and battery systems.
• Design high‑voltage PMAD for vacuum with plasma charging and breakdown considerations.
• Manage high‑voltage battery health and ensure hardware compatibility.
• Translate a smallsat demonstrator to flight via breadboarding, schematics and PCB layout.
• Lead AI&T and environmental qualification of electrical hardware.

Skills

Altium

KiCad

SPICE

PCB layout

EPS/PCDU

high-voltage PMAD

DC-DC conversion

battery management

space environment effects

schematic capture

AI&T

EMI/EMC filtering

radiation design

thermal-vacuum testing

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Job description

Electrical Engineer II, Spacecraft Power Systems

Los Angeles, CA (On-site, 5 days/week) · Full-time · $130K–$150K

We’re partnering with an early‑stage space infrastructure startup to find a hands‑on Electrical Engineer II to own the power systems for their newest spacecraft.

About our client

Our client builds infrastructure for space. Their latest program is a modular power plant in orbit: satellites and spacecraft will be able to connect to it and draw power. The program has major government grant funding and strong investor interest. The founding team has spaceflight experience from leading space agencies, launch providers and human spaceflight programs. The company is still small, so you’d be on the ground floor of a program that could change how spacecraft are powered.

The role

You’ll be the hands‑on owner of the spacecraft’s electrical power subsystem, taking it from a smallsat demonstrator to flight. This is an individual contributor role for a space‑native engineer who is comfortable with very high‑voltage systems, battery health and how electrical components behave in the space environment. You’ll need the ownership mindset to take on problems and run with them on your own.

What you’ll do

• Own the electrical power subsystem (EPS/PCDU), including power generation, conditioning, distribution and battery systems
• Design high‑voltage power management and distribution (PMAD) systems that run reliably in vacuum, accounting for plasma charging, magnetosphere interactions, corona discharge and electrical breakdown
• Manage high‑voltage battery state of health and make sure electrical components work together reliably across the spacecraft
• Take hardware from a smallsat demonstrator to flight through breadboarding, schematics, PCB layout, bench testing and debugging
• Guide electrical hardware through assembly, integration and test (AI&T) and environmental qualification

What they’re looking for

• 4+ years of electrical engineering experience on spacecraft or space flight hardware (EV, defense or other non‑space power experience alone won’t be a fit)
• Hands‑on experience with high‑voltage power systems and battery state of health in space applications
• Understanding of space environment effects on electrical systems, such as plasma charging, corona and breakdown in vacuum
• Experience owning electrical hardware end to end, from schematic and PCB through bench test and qualification
• Comfort working as a hands‑on IC on a small, fast‑moving team

Tools and skills

Altium, KiCad, SPICE, schematic capture, PCB layout, EPS/PCDU, high‑voltage PMAD, DC-DC conversion, battery management systems, solar arrays, EMI/EMC filtering, thermal‑vacuum testing, radiation design, AI&T

Details

• Base salary of $130K–$150K
• On‑site 5 days a week in Los Angeles
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship