Flight‑Ready Aerospace PCB Design Engineer

Parallax Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Parallax Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a mid-level Electrical Engineer focused on PCB design to develop spacecraft electronics, payload electronics, avionics, and test hardware for high-reliability space systems. You will own circuit board design from schematic through build, bring-up, testing, and production transition, working with mechanical, software, systems, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware, disciplined documentation, and the ability to move

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical field.
• 3-7 years of electrical engineering experience with direct PCB design, development, test, or production support responsibility.
• Hands-on experience with schematic capture and PCB development using tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, KiCad, or similar.
• Experience supporting mixed-signal, digital, power, sensor, communications, or embedded electronics development.

Responsibilities

• PCB Design & Electrical Development for spacecraft, payload, avionics, power, communications, sensor, and test applications.
• Develop schematics, select components, define interfaces, and support PCB layout for mixed-signal, digital, power, and high-reliability electronics.
• Define stackups, routing constraints, impedance control, power distribution, grounding, EMI/EMC considerations, and manufacturability requirements.
• Support design decisions related to signal integrity, power integrity, thermal constraints, derating, reliability, and environmental performance.
• Create and maintain design documentation including schematics, BOMs, interface control documents, assembly notes, design notes, and revision records.

Skills

PCB Design

Schematic Capture

Debugging

Electrical Troubleshooting

Documentation

Cross-functional Collaboration

ITAR/EAR access

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro/OrCAD

KiCad

Job description

Parallax Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a mid-level Electrical Engineer focused on PCB design to develop spacecraft electronics, payload electronics, avionics, and test hardware for high-reliability space systems. You will own circuit board design from schematic through build, bring-up, testing, and production transition, working with mechanical, software, systems, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware, disciplined documentation, and the ability to move