Electrical Engineer

Magma Space Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k)

Health insurance (including dental &/v

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Magma Space Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineer in Washington, DC to own electrical hardware for spaceflight actuators and control systems. You’ll collaborate across teams, bring up boards, and develop test procedures, with 1–3 years of experience favored.

Join a hands-on, startup-spirited environment building spacecraft hardware. Candidates should be comfortable with lab equipment, board design tools (Altium or KiCad), and be a U.S. person due to ITAR/EAR requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering required.
• 1–3 years of experience preferred; internships or project work considered.
• Familiar with lab equipment and measurement tools.
• Some board design experience with Altium or KiCad preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform schematic capture and PCB layout for critical components.
• Bring up and debug boards.
• Write and execute test procedures.
• Build cable harnesses, test fixtures, and GSE.
• Collect and analyze test data and write test reports.
• Solder and rework boards.
• Maintain component libraries and BOMs.
• Assist in process development, strategy and procurement.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Board bring-up

Test procedures

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Job description

We are seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our team in Washington, DC. You will support the full board lifecycle for the electronics behind our advanced actuators and intelligent satellite controls, owning various workstreams and interacting cross-functionally across the company. Candidates with at least 1–3 years of experience are preferred; strong internship or project experience will be considered. We're a close-knit, mission-aligned team that likes building side by side in our DC office, and we're looking for someone with startup DNA who moves fast and wants real ownership of the hardware flying on the next generation of spacecraft. With an oversubscribed funding round just closed and several high-stakes projects underway with NASA and the U.S. Space Force, we're paving the way for the future of spaceflight, and this is your chance to help build it from the ground up.

About Magma Space

At Magma Space, we're on a mission to deliver the most precise spacecraft pointing ever achieved. We're developing groundbreaking control actuators, including magnetically levitated reaction wheels and control moment gyroscopes that drastically reduce onboard vibrations while delivering unmatched momentum. But our vision goes beyond hardware. We're at the forefront of integrating AI-enhanced software for real-time environment monitoring with novel sensing capabilities. Our goal is to provide satellites with an unprecedented level of stability, agility, and accuracy, enhancing their capabilities like never before.

We're proud to be supported by NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and other Defense organizations, who see Magma's technology as critical to the success of the next generation of space missions. With three orbital tech demonstrations in the next 18 months, we're gearing up to take the space sector by storm.

Join us at Magma Space and make a lasting impact on the booming space economy!

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Perform schematic capture and PCB layout for critical components.
• Bring up and debug boards.
• Write and execute test procedures.
• Build cable harnesses, test fixtures, and ground support equipment (GSE).
• Collect and analyze test data and write test reports.
• Solder and rework boards.
• Maintain component libraries and BOMs.
• Assist in process development, strategy and procurement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• At least 1–3 years of experience preferred; relevant internship or project experience will be considered.
• Comfortable with lab equipment: oscilloscope, logic analyzer, power supplies, and DMM.
• Some board design experience (Altium or KiCad).
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or asylee/refugee) due to ITAR/EAR export control requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Embedded C or Python experience.
• Coursework or projects in motor control or power electronics.
• Space industry exposure.
• Extensive soldering and/or harnessing buildouts.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in the rapidly growing space industry.
• A high-energy, in-person team in DC that loves building together: collaborative, ambitious, and mission-aligned.
• Meaningful equity and real ownership: competitive salary plus an equity stake in a fast-growing, well-backed company.
• Comprehensive benefits, including 401(k), health insurance with dental and vision, paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a free on-site gym.
• Relocation assistance.
• The chance to make a real, visible impact on the future of space exploration. Your work will go to space!

The selected applicant will be required to pass a pre-employment third-party background check and reference check.

Magma Space Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Even if you don’t meet all the qualifications as outlined here, but are still excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.