Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Firefly Aerospace; Leander (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision plans

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, TX is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to own end-to-end circuit card development for flight hardware and to lead rapid prototyping of avionics boards. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high-performance electronics for launch vehicles and spacecraft.

The role emphasizes schematic capture, layout, simulations, and rigorous testing in a fast-paced, aerospace environment. A BS in EE and 5+ years of experience are required.

Qualifications

• BS in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years hands-on PCB design and hardware development.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience with component selection and circuit simulations.
• Experience using test equipment for verification.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end circuit card development for flight hardware.
• Develop new features for the common avionics platform.
• Perform trade studies and requirement capture.
• Lead root-cause analysis and debugging with test equipment.
• Ensure aerospace guidelines compliance.

Skills

PCB design

Schematic capture

Altium

Circuit simulations

Electrical troubleshooting

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACEFirefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.SUMMARYFirefly Aerospace is pushing the boundaries of space access with rapid launches and lunar missions. We're looking for a hands-on Senior Electrical Engineer who loves getting deep into circuit design including schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, simulations, and rapid prototyping. If you're a tinkerer who thrives in fast-paced development cycles, enjoys troubleshooting to root cause, and want to see your boards fly on launch vehicles and spacecraft, this is your role! You'll own designs for our common avionics platform used across vehicles, working in a collaborative, high-velocity environment in Cedar Park, TXWhat You’ll Do:Own end-to-end circuit card development: schematic capture and layout for complex digital/analog/power designs, EEE component selection, electrical simulations, and rapid prototyping for flight, qualification.Develop new features and functionality as part of the design team for our common avionics platform used across launch vehicles and spacecraft applications.Perform technical trade studies, requirement capture, conceptual and detail design activities for new and existing designs.Work with experts across teams and departments (systems, mechanical, software, test engineering) to develop tightly integrated, high-performance hardware.Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis using standard test equipment, driving issues to closure in a fast-paced setting.Understand and implement aerospace guidelines for development and design of electronic assemblies.QUALIFICATIONS:RequiredBachelor of Science (BS) in electrical engineering or equivalent5+ years of hands -on PCB design, hardware development, and integration experience.Strong skills in schematic capture and layout for digital, analog, and power circuits; proficiency with Altium (or similar) preferred.Competent at end-to-end definition, requirement generation, block-diagram design, component selection and circuit simulations.Experience with component selection, circuit simulation/analysis, and electrical troubleshooting/root-cause.Experienced using test equipment to verify component and circuit functionality.Excellent organizational skills, and experience working with vendorsAbility to work well with others, be proactive, and execute with minimal guidancePrimary Level Salary Range:Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.SUMMARYFirefly Aerospace is pushing the boundaries of space access with rapid launches and lunar missions. We're looking for a hands-on Senior Electrical Engineer who loves getting deep into circuit design including schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, simulations, and rapid prototyping. If you're a tinkerer who thrives in fast-paced development cycles, enjoys troubleshooting to root cause, and want to see your boards fly on launch vehicles and spacecraft, this is your role! You'll own designs for our common avionics platform used across vehicles, working in a collaborative, high-velocity environment in Cedar Park, TXWhat You’ll Do:Own end-to-end circuit card development: schematic capture and layout for complex digital/analog/power designs, EEE component selection, electrical simulations, and rapid prototyping for flight, qualification.Develop new features and functionality as part of the design team for our common avionics platform used across launch vehicles and spacecraft applications.Perform technical trade studies, requirement capture, conceptual and detail design activities for new and existing designs.Work with experts across teams and departments (systems, mechanical, software, test engineering) to develop tightly integrated, high-performance hardware.Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis using standard test equipment, driving issues to closure in a fast-paced setting.Understand and implement aerospace guidelines for development and design of electronic assemblies.QUALIFICATIONS:RequiredBachelor of Science (BS) in electrical engineering or equivalent5+ years of hands -on PCB design, hardware development, and integration experience.Strong skills in schematic capture and layout for digital, analog, and power circuits; proficiency with Altium (or similar) preferred.Competent at end-to-end definition, requirement generation, block-diagram design, component selection and circuit simulations.Experience with component selection, circuit simulation/analysis, and electrical troubleshooting/root-cause.Experienced using test equipment to verify component and circuit functionality.Excellent organizational skills, and experience working with vendorsAbility to work well with others, be proactive, and execute with minimal guidanceFirefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.