Principal Electrical Design Engineer, Spacecraft & Radar

Array Labs Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Array Labs is building a constellation of radar satellites to provide a real-time 3D map of Earth with unprecedented accuracy and responsiveness. You will lead the design of digital and mixed-signal electronics for radar payloads and satellite platforms, guiding hardware from concept through production and validating performance in space.

As Principal Electrical Design Engineer, you will collaborate with RF, antenna, mechanical, and systems teams to optimize power, timing, and reliability,

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field with 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in electronics design, bring-up, and test.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Learns new concepts rapidly, completely, and in a self-directed manner.
• High levels of self-motivation and personal accountability.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under significant time constraints.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced electronic platforms, from architecture to manufacturing.
• Collaborate with software, firmware, RF, antenna, digital, and mechanical engineers to design and validate spacecraft electronics.
• Create requirements, perform system trades, select components, capture schematics, design complex electronic assemblies and manage manufacturing.
• Lead prototyping, hardware bring-up, debug, manufacturing, and test campaigns.
• Iterate on and improve electronic designs based on lab, environmental and on-orbit testing.
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, risk reduction planning, and mentorship of early-career engineers.

Skills

S-parameters

PCB design

Altium Designer

LTspice

MATLAB

Python

FPGA/SoC

EMC/EMI

Oscilloscopes

Network analyzers

Thermal/EM simulation

ITAR familiarity

Leadership/mentorship

System-level design

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering

M.S. Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allegro

OrCAD

Job description

Array Labs is building a constellation of radar satellites to provide a real-time 3D map of Earth with unprecedented accuracy and responsiveness. You will lead the design of digital and mixed-signal electronics for radar payloads and satellite platforms, guiding hardware from concept through production and validating performance in space.

As Principal Electrical Design Engineer, you will collaborate with RF, antenna, mechanical, and systems teams to optimize power, timing, and reliability,