Electrical Engineer

EVONA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

EVONA, collaborating with a Space client in Los Angeles, seeks an Electrical Engineer to work across the full design, build and test lifecycle for space-bound hardware. You will contribute to PCB development, schematic capture, and flight hardware layouts in a hands-on lab environment alongside the Chief Engineer.

You will design power distribution, interface sensors with digital layers, and support integration and testing of electronic systems for both customer programs and next-generation

Qualifications

• 3+ years of electrical engineering experience with hands-on design and lab work.
• Strong analog and digital circuit design skills.
• Experience with PCB design tools (schematic capture and layout).
• Proficiency with test and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, multimeters).
• Experience and ability to work with a fast paced, autonomously driven, and high performance team.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop PCBs and electronic assemblies for telescope instruments and satellite subsystems.
• Create schematics, perform circuit simulation, and lay out boards for flight and engineering model hardware.
• Design power distribution, regulation, and conversion systems for space-rated hardware.
• Interface sensors, detectors, and actuators with the digital and software layers.
• Support integration, testing, and debugging of electronic systems in the lab
• Contribute to next-generation mission hardware architecture alongside the chief engineer.

Skills

Analog circuit design

Digital circuit design

PCB layout

Test equipment

Altium Designer

Embedded systems

Microcontroller programming

Communication skills

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

We are working with a new Space client in the LA area and they are on the lookout for an Electrical Engineer to join their Chief Engineer in working across the Design, Build, and Test across Electronic Hardware & Systems for Space bound Hardware.

You will work across the full development lifecycle — from schematic capture and PCB layout through assembly, integration, and testing — for both active customer programs and our next-generation free-flying satellite platforms.

You will work alongside a small, expert hardware team in a hands-on lab environment where your designs go from concept to orbit. This is an individual contributor role with future leadership possibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and develop PCBs and electronic assemblies for telescope instruments and satellite subsystems.
• Create schematics, perform circuit simulation, and lay out boards for flight and engineering model hardware.
• Design power distribution, regulation, and conversion systems for space-rated hardware.
• Interface sensors, detectors, and actuators with the digital and software layers.
• Support integration, testing, and debugging of electronic systems in the lab
• Contribute to next-generation mission hardware architecture alongside the chief engineer.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years of electrical engineering experience with hands-on design and lab work.
• Strong analog and digital circuit design skills.
• Experience with PCB design tools (schematic capture and layout).
• Proficiency with test and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, multimeters).
• Experience and ability to work with a fast paced, autonomously driven, and high performance team

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience and proficiency with Altium nice to have.
• Embedded systems or microcontroller programming.
• Self-motivated with strong communication, documentation, and organizational skills.
• Creative problem solver capable of working within a multidisciplinary team.