Electrical Engineer El Segundo, CA

Gengalactic; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gengalactic seeks an Electrical Engineer to develop avionics for our product fleet, including missions planned for 2026 and 2027. You will own major parts of electrical system development, testing, qualification, and deployment for General Galactic missions and vehicles.

You will design, wire, and test hardware, utilize ECAD tools, and collaborate with a focused technical team in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• BS in electrical engineering or related field required.
• 2+ years of electrical hardware development experience, preferably in aerospace.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring-up, and debugging.
• Experience with analog, digital, power, and embedded systems.
• Familiarity with CAN, RS-422, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet and discrete I/O.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver spacecraft electrical systems meeting power and interface requirements.
• Own schematic capture, PCB layout, fabrication, assembly, and bring-up.
• Design avionics, power electronics, sensors, comms, and microcontroller hardware.
• Develop wiring harnesses, connectors, grounding, shielding, and EC documents.
• Perform bench testing, debugging, root-cause analysis, and iterations.
• Support system integration, environmental testing, qualification, and acceptance testing.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Hardware debugging

Electrical systems design

Embedded systems

Digital/Analog design

Electrical testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCad

OrCAD

Job description

As an Electrical Engineer, you will work closely with a focused technical team to develop critical avionics for our product fleet, including missions flying in 2026 and 2027. You’ll have extreme ownership over your work, move quickly, and operate with high agency. As we grow, there will be opportunities to expand your role with the company. You will contribute to all, and own many, aspects of electrical system development, testing, qualification, and deployment for General Galactic missions and vehicles.

Responsibilities may include:

Architect and deliver spacecraft electrical systems that meet power, performance, reliability, and interface requirements

• Own schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout, fabrication, assembly, and board bring-up
• Design avionics, power electronics, sensor interfaces, communication interfaces, and microcontroller-based hardware
• Develop and integrate spacecraft wiring harnesses, connectors, grounding, shielding, and electrical interface control documents
• Perform bench testing, debugging, root-cause analysis, and design iteration on flight and ground hardware
• Support system integration, environmental testing, qualification, and acceptance testing
• Maintain clear design documentation, schematics, BOMs, test procedures, and test reports

Requirements

Successful applicants should have most of the following:

• BS in electrical engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field
• 2+ years of electrical hardware development experience, preferably in aerospace
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring-up, and hardware debugging
• Experience designing analog, digital, power, and embedded electrical systems
• Familiarity with common interfaces such as CAN, RS-422, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, and discrete I/O
• Experience with wiring harness design, connector selection, grounding, shielding, and EMC considerations
• Proficiency with electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, electronic loads, and power supplies
• Experience with Altium, KiCad, OrCAD, or similar ECAD tools
• Understanding of component derating, radiation effects, thermal constraints, and high-reliability design
• Experience with environmental testing, qualification, failure analysis, and corrective actions
• Experience in a fast-paced startup or similarly hands-on environment
• First-principles approach to solving problems with incomplete information