Electrical Engineer - Space Flight Hardware (2-Year Contract)

Aegis Aerospace Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) eligibility

Job summary

Aegis Aerospace is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and test electrical hardware for spaceflight programs in Webster, Texas. This is a 2-year contract with a fixed 29-hour weekly schedule, onsite Monday–Wednesday and remote Thursday.

The successful candidate will work across the full development lifecycle—from requirements through verification—and collaborate with mechanical, software, and manufacturing teams in a multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an accredited program.
• 5+ years in spaceflight/space hardware product development.
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident with ability to pass a U.S. government background check.
• Experience with Altium and PCB design.
• Hands-on lab testing of electrical systems.
• Strong documentation and communication.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into electrical hardware requirements.
• Develop and document electrical system and hardware requirements.
• Design electrical circuits, PCBs, interfaces, and supporting hardware.
• Perform circuit analyses and engineering calculations to validate design performance.
• Ensure designs meet size, weight, power, performance, and cost constraints.
• Define and baseline electrical interfaces for system integration.
• Develop electrical specs, schematics, drawings, and documentation.
• Support PCB design using Altium or comparable tools.
• Plan and execute verification and validation activities.

Skills

Electrical design

PCB design

Altium

Lab instrumentation

Trade studies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Job description

Electrical Engineer – Spaceflight Hardware (2-Year Contract)

Location: Houston, TX (Webster area)

Work Schedule: 29 hours per week | Monday–Wednesday onsite, Thursday remote

Contract Duration: 2 years

Pay Range: $75.00–$95.00 per hour, depending on experience

Benefits: 401(k) eligibility

Position Overview

Aegis Aerospace has a long history of developing and delivering spaceflight hardware and payloads supporting the International Space Station (ISS), NASA lunar missions, and other human-spaceflight programs. As our portfolio continues to grow, our team is developing another ISS payload as well as hardware supporting a commercial space station. We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our project team in Webster, Texas to design, develop, integrate, and test electrical hardware supporting these programs. The successful candidate will be a hands‑on product development engineer capable of supporting electrical hardware through the full development lifecycle—from requirements definition and concept development through design, procurement, assembly, integration, troubleshooting, verification, and test. This is a 2-year contract position working a fixed 29-hour schedule each week, with Monday through Wednesday onsite in Webster and Thursday remote.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret system and interface requirements and translate them into electrical hardware requirements.
• Develop and document electrical system and hardware requirements.
• Design electrical circuits, printed circuit boards, interfaces, and supporting electrical hardware.
• Conduct electrical trade studies and provide technical expertise when evaluating design alternatives.
• Perform circuit analyses and engineering calculations to validate design performance.
• Ensure electrical designs meet applicable size, weight, power, performance, and cost constraints.
• Define and baseline electrical interfaces to support successful system integration.
• Develop and maintain electrical hardware specifications, schematics, drawings, and other technical documentation.
• Support PCB design and development using Altium or comparable design tools.
• Plan and execute verification and validation activities to demonstrate compliance with requirements.
• Develop detailed assembly, integration, and test procedures.
• Use laboratory test equipment to verify, characterize, and troubleshoot electrical hardware.
• Support procurement, fabrication, assembly, integration, and testing of development and flight hardware.
• Review electrical drawings and technical documentation for accuracy and release.
• Present design progress, technical approach, trade studies, test results, and engineering rationale at formal design reviews.
• Contribute to safety documentation and support safety review boards as required.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, systems, software, manufacturing, quality, and other engineering disciplines throughout the project lifecycle.
• Minimal travel is expected. Occasional evening or weekend support may be required during critical integration, test, or program milestones.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in product development for spaceflight, aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability/high-specification equipment.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) with the ability to complete a U.S. government background check.
• Experience supporting electrical hardware through multiple phases of the product development lifecycle.
• Experience with electrical circuit design, analysis, schematic development, and PCB design.
• Experience using Altium or comparable circuit/PCB design software.
• Hands‑on experience using laboratory equipment to test, characterize, verify, and troubleshoot electrical systems and hardware.
• Demonstrated experience performing electrical trade studies and evaluating design alternatives.
• Strong knowledge of electrical circuit calculations and analysis.
• Experience developing engineering specifications, technical documentation, and test procedures.
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills with sound engineering judgment.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:

• Design, procurement, manufacturing, integration, or testing of spaceflight hardware.
• Electrical hardware designed for extreme or high-reliability environments, including vibration, thermal extremes, or vacuum.
• Advanced Altium PCB design, particularly boards incorporating embedded processors or microcontrollers.
• Embedded electrical systems and processor‑based hardware.
• Development of software or automated test tools used to verify PCB functionality.
• DC power system design.
• DC‑DC converter design, selection, and implementation.
• Linear regulator design and implementation.
• Analog sensor interfaces and signal conditioning.
• Operational amplifier circuits and passive analog filtering.
• ADC selection, implementation, and interfacing.
• Electrical hardware verification, qualification, or acceptance testing.

About Aegis Aerospace

We are a woman‑owned space and technology company headquartered in Houston, TX. Our primary objective is to support the Department of Defense and NASA in achieving their missions to defend the security of our country, reach new heights and to discover the unknown. We employ some of the brightest, most experienced engineering and technology experts in the U.S.

To learn more about Aegis Aerospace, visit our website at www.aegisaero.com.

Aegis Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer /M/F/disability/protected veteran employer.