Lead Spaceborne Payload Electrical Engineer

EVONA; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

EVONA seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, test, and flight qualification of advanced spaceborne payloads. The role centers on Unit Lead responsibilities within the Reconfigurable Processing Unit (RPU) product line, coordinating RF, digital, power, mechanical, and software teams for a customer-ready, qualified product.

The position requires deep technical expertise, project leadership, and strong communication to liaise with program management and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 9+ years of engineering experience in electronics hardware development.
• Hands-on experience with related technologies such as software-defined radios.
• Leadership experience, including mentoring or leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering practices, requirements flowdown, verification/validation, and configuration management.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to present complex technical information to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the RPU Unit Lead and primary technical point of contact for the box throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Lead the end-to-end engineering effort for the box, including architecture, design, prototyping, integration, test, environmental qualification, and flight readiness.
• Coordinate and direct a team of RF, digital, power, mechanical, thermal, software, and systems engineers to ensure consistent and timely technical execution.
• Hold schedule accountability for the box development.
• Develop and review payload control schemes, internal data interfaces, command & telemetry architecture, and firmware/software integration as needed.
• Manage all flight qualification activities, including environmental test planning (thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, EMC), margin assessment, and final acceptance testing.
• Own the transition to volume production, including manufacturability, testability, and customer-facing documentation.
• Generate and maintain box-level documentation: requirements, ICDs, block diagrams, test plans, verification matrices, risk registers, and design reviews.
• Interface with spacecraft systems engineering, mission assurance, manufacturing, vendors, and test facilities.
• Drive root cause analysis, anomaly resolution, and technical risk mitigation throughout development and test campaigns.
• Communicate status, technical trades, risks, and design decisions to internal leadership and external customers.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Leadership

Systems engineering

RF

Embedded hardware

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

VPX

Job description

EVONA seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, test, and flight qualification of advanced spaceborne payloads. The role centers on Unit Lead responsibilities within the Reconfigurable Processing Unit (RPU) product line, coordinating RF, digital, power, mechanical, and software teams for a customer-ready, qualified product.

The position requires deep technical expertise, project leadership, and strong communication to liaise with program management and