PCBA Design Engineer Senior

York Space Systems; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

York Space Systems is seeking a Senior PCBA Design Engineer to develop and maintain spacecraft and ground-support PCB assemblies within the Avionics and Payload Engineering team. You will collaborate across electrical, systems, software, manufacturing, supply chain, and test engineering to deliver high-reliability electronics for space missions.

This role is fully on-site at our Greenwood Village, CO office.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.
• 4+ years of electrical design experience.
• Experience with the full product development cycle.
• Proficiency with schematic capture, PCB layout, and manufacturing documentation.
• Knowledge of DFM/DFT principles.
• Understanding of space environment design considerations (radiation, charging, thermal, outgassing).
• Experience with high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal design.
• Familiarity with interfaces: Ethernet, SERDES, DDR, PCIe, USB, UART, I2C, SPI.
• Experience designing power regulation circuits.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance.
• Willingness to work full-time in office in Greenwood Village, CO.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, testing, documentation, and maintenance of complex PCBA for spacecraft systems.
• Ensure designs are optimized for manufacturability, testability, cost efficiency, and reliability.
• Work closely with manufacturing and supply chain to transition designs into production.
• Produce high-quality documentation including schematics, PCB fab/assembly files, BOMs, ICDs, and test plans.
• Select components based on radiation tolerance, reliability, performance, environmental suitability, and cost.
• Conduct testing and simulations for thermal, vibration, and shock environments.
• Lead design troubleshooting, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations.
• Promote collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence within the team.
• Perform additional responsibilities supportive of mission and team objectives.

Skills

Electrical design

High-speed design

Troubleshooting

Autonomy

Collaboration

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Electrical or Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

ECAD tools

Job description

We are seeking a Senior PCBA Design Engineer to develop and maintain spacecraft and ground-support PCB assemblies on York's Avionics and Payload Engineering team. In this role, you will collaborate across electrical, systems, software, manufacturing, supply chain, and test engineering to produce high-reliability electronics for space missions.

Senior engineers at York take ownership of hardware designs, influence system-level decisions, and contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

This role will be fully on-site in our Greenwood Village, Colorado office.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, testing, documentation, and maintenance of complex PCBAs for spacecraft systems.
• Ensure designs are optimized for manufacturability, testability, cost efficiency, and reliability.
• Work closely with manufacturing and supply chain to transition designs into production.
• Produce high-quality documentation including schematics, PCB fab/assembly files, BOMs, ICDs, and test plans.
• Select components based on radiation tolerance, reliability, performance, environmental suitability, and cost.
• Conduct testing and simulations for thermal, vibration, and shock environments.
• Lead design troubleshooting, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations.
• Promote collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence within the team.
• Perform additional responsibilities supportive of mission and team objectives.

What Success Looks Like

Within your first months, you will:

• Own PCBA designs for a major spacecraft subsystem.
• See your work progress through prototype, test, and production phases.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure flight readiness.
• Improve design workflows or documentation processes that strengthen reliability and efficiency.

You’ll Thrive Here If You

• Enjoy hands-on design, testing, and problem-solving.
• Value cross-functional collaboration and clear communication.
• Want to influence mission-critical hardware performance and reliability.
• Seek opportunities to innovate within PCB design, simulation, and verification.

This role will not have direct reports.

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.
• 4+ years of electrical design experience.
• Experience with the full product development cycle.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer or similar ECAD tools.
• Experience in schematic capture, PCB layout, and manufacturing documentation.
• Knowledge of DFM/DFT principles.
• Understanding of space environment design considerations (radiation, charging, thermal, outgassing).
• Experience with high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal design.
• Familiarity with common interfaces: Ethernet, SERDES, DDR, PCIe, USB, UART, I2C, SPI.
• Experience designing power regulation circuits.
• Proficiency using lab equipment for validation/debug.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.
• US Citizenship.
• Ability and willingness to obtain security clearance.
• Willingness to work full-time in office in Greenwood Village, CO.

Preferred Qualification

• 6+ years of electrical design experience.
• Experience with simulation tools such as HyperLynx, SIwave, SPICE.
• Experience with radiation-effect mitigation, RF design, EMI/EMC, or precision timing.
• Experience managing requirements and test plans.
• Familiarity with configuration and product data management tools.
• Programming experience (Python, C, C++, MATLAB).