Lead Electrical Engineer, Space Systems & Satellites

All Aviation Jobs; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Health, Vision and Dental Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

ThinkOrbital seeks a Lead Electrical Engineer in Boulder, CO, to own electrical architecture, design, integration, and testing for satellite payloads and drones. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver robust power and communication solutions.

The role requires 5+ years aerospace electrical design, PCB design in Altium, and hands-on board bring-up with lab equipment. In-person work with a fast-paced team advancing space systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in aerospace electrical design and implementation.
• Proficiency in PCB design using Altium or equivalent tools.
• Strong system-level electrical design experience (power distribution, grounding, noise mitigation).
• Hands-on board bring-up and debugging with lab equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of satellite payload and drone electrical systems.
• Create schematics and board layouts for avionics and flight electronics.
• Perform electrical load analysis, derating, and worst-case analysis.
• Define system communication architectures (SPI, I2C, Ethernet, LVDS).
• Lead electrical integration and checkout during AI&T activities.
• Develop electrical system test plans and support environmental tests.

Skills

PCB design

System-level design

Microcontroller programming

Lab bring-up & debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

LTspice

MATLAB

PolarFire FPGA

Job description

ThinkOrbital seeks a Lead Electrical Engineer in Boulder, CO, to own electrical architecture, design, integration, and testing for satellite payloads and drones. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver robust power and communication solutions.

The role requires 5+ years aerospace electrical design, PCB design in Altium, and hands-on board bring-up with lab equipment. In-person work with a fast-paced team advancing space systems.