Lead Electrical Design Engineer - Spaceflight Systems

Analytical Mechanics Associates Inc.; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Disability plans

Health insurance

Job summary

Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA) seeks a Lead Electrical Design Engineer to mentor a team of engineers and drive electronic designs from concept to manufacturing for flight missions.

Responsibilities include circuit design, harnessing, integration of cameras and sensors, and collaboration with vendors. Proficiency in Altium Designer and PSPICE is expected, with strong communication skills and a passion for space hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 3–5+ years in electronic design and development.
• Experience with SPICE-based tools.
• Strong written and oral communication.
• Spaceflight hardware experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic circuits including power, amplifiers, DACS, and high-speed mixed-signal designs.
• Develop intra-system harnessing and integrate sensors and computational components.
• Integrate cameras, lasers, GPS, data storage, and science instrumentation.
• Modify designs to meet mission requirements for computational camera systems.
• Use Altium Designer for circuit design and PSPICE for simulation.
• Coordinate PCB fabrication with external vendors and assist board population.
• Perform functional testing, troubleshooting, and assembly of electronic systems.
• Collaborate with avionics leads, FPGA designers, and electronics engineers.

Skills

Circuit design

SPICE tooling

Altium Designer

System integration

Manufacturing & assembly

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

PSPICE

Job description

Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA) seeks a Lead Electrical Design Engineer to mentor a team of engineers and drive electronic designs from concept to manufacturing for flight missions.

Responsibilities include circuit design, harnessing, integration of cameras and sensors, and collaboration with vendors. Proficiency in Altium Designer and PSPICE is expected, with strong communication skills and a passion for space hardware.