PCB Design Engineer

Motive Workforce; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Motive Workforce is seeking an experienced Spacecraft PCB Design Engineer to support development, integration, and testing of electrical hardware for spacecraft programs in Los Angeles. This hands-on role covers PCB design, board bring-up, hardware debugging, and spacecraft-level testing across the design-build-test lifecycle.

The successful candidate will design avionics subsystems, flatsat emulators, and contribute to electrical integration procedures while ensuring compliance with aerospace

Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace electrical engineering and PCB design.
• Ability to perform board bring-up and hardware debugging for spacecraft subsystems.
• Proven skills in integration of compute, power, and avionics with spacecraft systems.
• Familiarity with spaceflight hardware testing and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Execute spacecraft electrical PCB design, integration, and testing.
• Design avionics subsystems and flatsat emulators with focus on reliability.
• Develop electrical integration and board bring-up procedures.
• Support design and use of electrical support equipment.
• Collaborate to integrate subsystems across spacecraft architecture.
• Maintain compliance with industry standards and regs.
• Document design processes, test results, and performance.

Skills

PCB design

Aerospace EE

Hardware debugging

System integration

Board bring-up

Spacecraft testing

Emulator/test equipment

Tools

PCB CAD tools

Electrical test equipment

Flatsat emulators

Job description

Motive Workforce is seeking an experienced Spacecraft PCB Design Engineer to support the development, integration, and testing of electrical hardware for spacecraft programs in Los Angeles.This is a hands‑on engineering role supporting spacecraft electrical boards, avionics assemblies, and test systems throughout the design, build, integration, and test process. The ideal candidate has strong aerospace electrical engineering experience and is comfortable moving between PCB design, board bring‑up, hardware debugging, integration, and spacecraft‑level testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute spacecraft electrical PCB design, integration, and testing.
• Design and develop avionics subsystems and flatsat emulators with an emphasis on reliability and testability.
• Develop and execute electrical integration procedures and board bring‑up procedures.
• Support the design, build, and use of electrical support equipment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to integrate compute and power subsystems with other spacecraft systems.
• Maintain compliance with applicable industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Document design processes, test results, and system performance.
• Provide technical guidance on spacecraft flight and test configuration grounding.