EMC Engineer

Venturi Astrolab, Inc.; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Flexible PTO and parental leave

Home office set up reimbursement

Fully flexible and remote friendly

Job summary

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. in Hawthorne, California, seeks an EMC Engineer to ensure avionics withstand the harsh electromagnetic environment of interplanetary space.

You will help define design criteria for state-of-the-art avionics and electro-mechanical systems with a strong focus on EMI/EMC, in-space charging effects, and interdisciplinary requirements. You will collaborate across engineering teams, analyze grounding and shielding, troubleshoot EMI issues, and contribute to system-level designs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of EMI/EMC requirements, analysis, design and testing for spacecraft or avionics.
• Proficient with lab equipment and test instrumentation.
• Knowledge of electrical safety and EMC standards and testing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to capture requirements and lead EMI/EMC design trades.
• Analyze grounding, shielding, emissions, susceptibility and RF compatibility.
• Troubleshoot EMI issues from board to system level.
• Operate EMI/RF test equipment and perform in-house EMC testing.
• Create and update documentation including diagrams, procedures and test reports.
• Support flight hardware qualification and spacecraft integration testing.

Skills

EMC/EMI design

Electrical engineering

Schematic reading

Oscilloscope

LTSpice

MIL-STD-461

High voltage systems

Grounding schemes

CAD NX

Signal generator

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Signal generator

Logic analyzer

LTSpice

NX CAD

Job description

EMC Engineer

Department: Avionics

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Hawthorne, California

Reporting To: Kevin Drumm

Compensation: $135,000 - $187,000 / year

Description

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team.

As an EMC Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring Avionics components are designed to endure the harsh electromagnetic environmental effects of interplanetary space. You will play a pivotal role in defining the design criteria for state-of-the-art avionics and electro-mechanical systems for the lunar surface with a strong focus on electromagnetic compatibility, in-space charging effects, and interdisciplinary requirements. You will be joining a company at the ground-level and have immense influence over the future of lunar exploration.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate closely within cross-functional Engineering teams to capture requirements, lead design trades with respect to EMI/EMC, and integrate the design into the rover systems.
• Contribute to full avionics and electro-mechanical systems/subsystems from system to component level with specific focus on E3 design criteria and operational/survivability requirements.
• Analyze and contribute to designs relating to the effects of circuit and power system grounding architectures, structural electrical bonding, circuit isolation, shielding effectiveness, radiated/conducted emissions and susceptibility, near field/far field electromagnetics, transient protection, signal and power integrity, and general RF compatibility.
• Troubleshoot EMI issues from board to system level.
• Operate and automate a variety of EMI, RF, and electronics test equipment (spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generation, oscilloscopes) within the context of avionics development and in house EMC testing.
• Create and update technical documentation including command media, system diagrams, schematics, interface control documents, procedures, work and/or build orders, vendor and payload requirements, and test/anomaly reports.
• Support flight hardware component qualification and spacecraft integration testing, including production issue dispositions, troubleshooting failures, and managing overall spacecraft risk.

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics, or other engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in EMI/EMC requirements, analysis, design, and testing for spacecraft systems and/or avionics component design (academic and personal projects apply).
• Proficient in the use of lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, logic analyzers, etc.
• Proficient with Analytics/Modeling/Simulation tools such as LTSpice, and experience with electrical circuit analysis using simulation tools such as Spice or equivalent.
• Familiarity with SMC-S-016 testing requirements, and testing per SMC-S-016.
• Knowledge of electrical safety and EMC commercial compliance standards and/or testing.
• MIL-STD-461 experience across the full range of EMC test (radiated susceptibility, radiated emissions, conducted susceptibility, conducted emissions) standards.
• Experience in high power avionics system designs for spacecraft including: LDO Regulators, Buck/Boost converters, power line filters and various spacecraft grounding schemes for high voltage systems.
• Experience in motor controller system designs for brushless DC motors (BLDC) and permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) in both low and high voltage systems.
• Ability to read, interpret and follow circuit schematics, PCB layouts, engineering drawings, BOMs, cable harnesses, wiring schematics, interface diagrams, layout drawings, mechanical drawings, and CAD software.
• Creative problem solver that can assess risk and make collaborative design and development decisions.
• Strong presentation experience in highly technical design forums and reviews (Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Flight Readiness Reviews, etc.).
• Experience with NX or similar CAD software including electrical harness routing.
• Experience with vehicle level testing including writing test procedures, creating robust and efficient test sequencing, and analytical data review to evaluate hardware health.

What We Offer:

• Join a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration
• Equity ownership in the company
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible PTO and parental leave
• Home office set up reimbursement
• Fully flexible and remote friendly work environment
• Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site
• Once a month social hour on-site with food and drinks