Senior EMI/EMC Engineer - Spacecraft Avionics

Jobtailor; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned EMI/EMC Engineer to collaborate with cross-functional Engineering teams, leading design trades for rover-related avionics systems. You will analyze grounding, shielding, and RF compatibility, troubleshoot EMI issues, and operate lab test equipment to support spacecraft integration.

The role emphasizes MIL-STD-461 compliance, SMC-S-016 testing, and high-power avionics experience including LDOs and power converters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM).
• 5+ years in EMI/EMC design, analysis, and testing for spacecraft or avionics.
• Experience with LTSpice and circuit analysis using Spice or equivalents.
• Proficient with oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, and logic analyzers.
• Familiarity with SMC-S-016 testing requirements and electrical safety standards.
• MIL-STD-461 experience across EMC test standards.
• Knowledge of high power avionics, LDOs, buck/boost converters, and grounding schemes.
• Experience in motor controller design for BLDC/PMSM in various voltages.
• Ability to read schematics, PCB layouts, drawings, BOMs, and CAD data.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Engineering to capture requirements and lead EMI/EMC design trades for rover systems.
• Contribute to avionics and electro-mechanical subsystems from system to component level.
• Analyze grounding, bonding, shielding, emissions and susceptibility, and RF compatibility.
• Troubleshoot EMI issues from board to system level.
• Operate EMI, RF, and electronics test equipment for development and EMC testing.
• Create and update technical documentation including diagrams, procedures, and reports.
• Support flight hardware qualification and spacecraft integration testing, and risk management.

Skills

EMI/EMC Design and Testing

Electrical Circuit Analysis

MIL-STD-461 Compliance

Avionics System Design

Grounding Architectures Analysis

Signal and Power Integrity

RF Compatibility

Troubleshooting EMI Issues

Testing per SMC-S-016

Reading Circuit Schematics

High Power Avionics System Design

Motor Controller System Design

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

LTSpice

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Signal Generators

Logic Analyzers

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned EMI/EMC Engineer to collaborate with cross-functional Engineering teams, leading design trades for rover-related avionics systems. You will analyze grounding, shielding, and RF compatibility, troubleshoot EMI issues, and operate lab test equipment to support spacecraft integration.

The role emphasizes MIL-STD-461 compliance, SMC-S-016 testing, and high-power avionics experience including LDOs and power converters.