Senior High-Speed Electronics Engineer — Space Systems

Doist; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement plans

Discretionary performance bonuses

Job summary

Northwood Space, a leader in space infrastructure, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to advance high-speed digital compute and power electronics for rugged, scalable systems deployed globally. You will spearhead RF/mixed-signal designs on multi‑layer PCBs and drive architecture decisions for high-rate networks.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in electrical design, proficiency in Schematic capture, PCB layout, EMI/ EMC troubleshooting, and a track record of full product lifecycle from concept

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of professional experience in electrical design.

Responsibilities

• Drive electrical design for high speed digital communication systems, implementing RF and mixed-signal designs in complex, multilayer PCBs.
• Work with 100G high speed networking, complex digital power trees, and drive system trades for architecture decisions.
• Perform schematic capture, layout, and bring-up on a variety of different digital systems including FPGAs, microcontrollers, and their associated peripherals.
• Collaborate across hardware and software teams with RF engineers, antenna engineers, FPGA engineers, and firmware engineers to optimize system performance and overall design.
• Test prototypes and assess performance in the lab and in the field.
• Work with production teams to make testable and manufacturable products that we can integrate in-house.

Skills

High-speed design

FPGAs/SerDes

Schematic capture

PCB layout

EMI/EMC troubleshooting

PCB stack-up knowledge

Top Secret Clearance

Lab instrumentation

Tools

JESD204C

High-density routing

Job description

Northwood Space, a leader in space infrastructure, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to advance high-speed digital compute and power electronics for rugged, scalable systems deployed globally. You will spearhead RF/mixed-signal designs on multi‑layer PCBs and drive architecture decisions for high-rate networks.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in electrical design, proficiency in Schematic capture, PCB layout, EMI/ EMC troubleshooting, and a track record of full product lifecycle from concept