Electrical Engineer - L5

Butler America Aerospace L.L.C.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. in Canoga Park, CA seeks a Lead Electrical Engineer (L5) to drive spacecraft power and propulsion electronics. You will design and analyze power, analog, and digital circuits across environments from land to space, guiding projects from concept to production.

You will lead cross-functional teams, mentor early engineers, and perform verification, testing, and fault analysis. This onsite role allows occasional remote access and requires up to 25% travel to Redmond,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with extensive hands-on hardware design experience.
• Canoga Park, CA onsite role with up to 25% travel to Redmond, WA.
• Experience leading engineers and communicating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed circuit design, architecture analysis, worst-case analysis, simulation, and PCB layout oversight.
• Power-up and verify new circuit boards; diagnose and troubleshoot.
• Support production activities to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

Power converter design

DC-DC conversion

Analog & mixed-signal

Digital circuit design

LTspice

MATLAB/Simulink

PCB layout

Altium/Mentor

Lab equipment

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

MSEE preferred

Experience in lieu of degree (13+ yrs)

Tools

Altium Designer

Mentor Graphics

PCB layout tools

Oscilloscopes/EDS

Job description

Electrical Engineer - L5

Location: Canoga Park, CA

Job ID: #73050

Pay Range: $85-100 an hour

Citizenship Required

Secret Clearance not required for this contract. If converted to direct hire, may need clearance.

Onsite role with remote access as needed for right candidate

25% travel to Redmond, WA

Possibility role can converted to direct hire with AR

We are seeking a Lead (Level 5) Electrical Engineer to join our dynamic team at our Canoga Park, California facility.

In this role, you will be instrumental in driving forward cutting-edge electronics solutions for spacecraft power and electric propulsion systems, as well as for challenging environments across land, sea, air, and space. Our power systems range from tens of Watts to hundreds of kilowatts, incorporating a variety of power, low voltage analog, high voltage analog, mixed signal, and digital circuitry.

Your excellent communication skills, creativity, passion, and broad technical expertise will empower you to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including electrical, mechanical, software, system, test, and program management. You will be involved in all phases of product development, from proposal and concept feasibility to design, testing, production, and follow-on support.

Essential Functions

• Perform detailed circuit design and development including architecture, analysis, worst case analysis, simulation, and PCB layout oversight to convert your ideas into physical hardware.
• Perform initial power up of new circuit board designs and perform detailed verification, integration, and troubleshooting to ensure designs are functioning as intended.
• Support production activities to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

• Expertise in DC to DC converter and other Power converter design and development.
• Proficiency in power, analog, digital, and mixed signal circuit design and development
• Proficiency in simulation tools such as LT/PSpice, MATLAB/Simulink, or equivalent.
• Proficiency with PCB design software like Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in the use of laboratory test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, electronic loads, etc.) for debugging and testing circuits.
• Experience overseeing circuit board layout.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Leadership and mentorship of early career engineers.

Education

Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

BSEE, MSEE Preferred

Benefits

401K, medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. Butler evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The Butler America Aerospace, LLC. EEO Policy Statement and "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here: Applicant and Employee Notices.

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at [e-mail].