Electrical Engineer III

Red Canyon Engineering & Software; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 69,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Canyon Engineering & Software is seeking an Electrical Engineer III to design and verify electronic hardware for spacecraft and related systems in Denver, CO. The role emphasizes independent development of design approaches, verification/testing, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to ensure product capability and manufacturability.

The candidate will draft schematics, develop verification plans, and support hardware bring-up and debugging across prototype and production boards while

Qualifications

• BS with 5-7 years, MS with 3-5 years, or PhD with 0-2 years in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience designing electronic hardware including requirements, architecture, schematics, component selection, and troubleshooting.
• Experience developing verification and validation plans and executing test campaigns for electronic hardware.
• Proficiency in high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit design.
• Experience with communication interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and CAN.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic hardware, circuits, and assemblies from concept through verification.
• Perform product testing and create models and prototypes to support development and validation.
• Develop and document electronic schematics and related technical documentation.
• Create and execute verification and validation plans for electronic assemblies and circuit boards.
• Develop hardware bring-up procedures for prototype and production boards, including functional checkout and debug.
• Investigate hardware anomalies and support corrective actions.
• Support manufacturing, installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical and electronic systems.
• Collaborate with engineers across disciplines to enhance product capability and manufacturability.
• Provide technical guidance or training to junior staff as needed.
• Travel as required to support customer meetings, integration, and testing activities

Skills

Circuit design

Prototyping & board bring-up

Documentation & reporting

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Strong communication

Travel readiness

ESD/cleanroom handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

PCB layout

Wire harness design

ECAD tools

Test equipment & verification planning

Job description

Do you want to help a small company make a BIG difference in space? Do you take ownership of your job and responsibility for your actions? Then come work for Red Canyon and help us continue our mission of helping humankind reach the stars!

The Electrical Engineer III provides technical solutions to complex engineering problems requiring a comprehensive understanding of electrical engineering principles. Working under general direction, this role independently develops design approaches, performs verification and testing, and collaborates across disciplines to ensure product capability, manufacturability, and system-level performance.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop electronic hardware, circuits, and assemblies from concept through verification.
• Perform product testing and create models and prototypes to support development and validation.
• Develop and document electronic schematics and related technical documentation.
• Create and execute verification and validation plans for electronic assemblies and circuit boards.
• Develop hardware bring-up procedures for prototype and production boards, including functional checkout and debug.
• Investigate hardware anomalies and support corrective actions.
• Support manufacturing, installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical and electronic systems.
• Collaborate with engineers across disciplines to enhance product capability and manufacturability.
• Provide technical guidance or training to junior staff as needed.
• Travel as required to support customer meetings, integration, and testing activities

Required Qualifications:

• BS with 5-7 years, MS with 3-5 years, or PhD with 0-2 years of experience in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience designing electronic hardware including requirements, architecture, schematics, component selection, and troubleshooting.
• Experience developing verification and validation plans and executing test campaigns for electronic hardware.
• Proficiency in high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit design.
• Experience with communication interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and CAN.
• Hands-on experience with prototype development, debugging, and board bring-up.
• Experience generating engineering documentation including ICDs, ECOs, analyses, procedures, and test reports.
• Familiarity with PCB layout and wire harness design considerations.
• Experience supporting hardware verification, qualification, and anomaly resolution.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment while independently completing technical tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel periodically for meetings, integration, and testing.
• Experience working with flight hardware handling requirements such as ESD controls and cleanroom operations.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience designing spacecraft, payload, avionics, or aerospace electronics.
• Understanding of spacecraft electrical architectures, including power distribution and telemetry systems.
• Experience with spaceflight hardware Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T).
• Experience developing or supporting EGSE, simulators, or spacecraft command and control systems.
• Experience with RF communication systems and antenna integration.
• Knowledge of battery-powered systems including charging and safety.
• Familiarity with embedded firmware development in C.
• Experience with SPICE, worst-case, reliability, or radiation effects analysis.
• Experience creating test automation or analysis scripts using Python or MATLAB.
• Experience supporting hardware from design reviews through environmental testing and flight qualification

$50 - $100 an hour

Red Canyon Engineering and Software: "Exploring Other Planets, Improving our Own"

Red Canyon contracts with NASA, NOAA, NREL, JPL, and DOD, in addition to customers such as Lockheed Martin Space, Raytheon, Sierra Space, a.i. solutions, Walt Disney Imagineering, SAIC, Sidus Space, Ball Aerospace, SpaceX, Honeywell, KBRwyle, Peraton, LASP, Maxar, Blue Origin, and Moog. We specialize in building spacecraft, developing renewable energy technologies to help make our planet a better world and cutting edge research and development. Our disciplines include embedded flight software, software testing, GN&C, systems engineering, mechanical design, structural analysis, real time flight and ground software, simulation software, user interface software, and mission management software. We help our contractors with the full life cycle of product development from requirements to test and delivery.

Some of the programs we have previously or currently worked on include: Human Lander System, Artemis I-II, WorldView Legion V, Perseverance Rover, InSight, GeoXO, Tranche-1, LizzieSat, Dream Chaser, Psyche, Mars 98, Odyssey 01, Stardust, Genesis and Deep Impact, Mars Phoenix, Joint Polar Satellite System, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Orion, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, GOES-R, OSIRIS-REx, Maven, JUNO, Grail, and the MarsFlight and LunarSIM Simulation.

Red Canyon’s home office is located in scenic Denver, Colorado, and our regional office, Launch Now, is in historic downtown Titusville, Florida. We are a small company that maintains a flat organization to decrease our overhead and costs to our customers. Our number one focus is to solve some of the most complicated engineering problems humankind is facing.

Does it sound like you want to join our mission?