Senior Payload Hardware Lead - Space GNSS

EVONA; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (stock options)

Full benefits

Job summary

EVONA, a venture-backed space company, seeks a senior payload hardware engineer to own the payload's primary board from architecture through first power-on and later production. You will guide hardware decisions and act as the technical anchor of the payload hardware team.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years designing complex mixed-signal and RF-adjacent boards for high-reliability space applications, with BS in Electrical Engineering (MS preferred).

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline; MS preferred.
• 10+ years designing complex mixed-signal and RF-adjacent boards for space or high-rel applications.
• End-to-end ownership of multi-board systems from schematic to production test.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead payload hardware efforts.

Responsibilities

• Own board-level design and bring-up of the payload primary board, from architecture to first power-on.
• Direct layout, assembly, and test work with external partners and production teams.
• Ensure integrated performance of multi-board payload with RF amplifier interaction.
• Design timing reference chain and low-noise partitioning to meet stability requirements.
• Revise current payload hardware while defining next-generation architecture.
• Produce manufacturable and testable designs for production cadence.
• Support anomaly investigations and drive design iterations.

Skills

Board-level design

RF and mixed-signal

Power integrity

Signal integrity

Schematic capture

Technical leadership

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS preferred

Job description

EVONA, a venture-backed space company, seeks a senior payload hardware engineer to own the payload's primary board from architecture through first power-on and later production. You will guide hardware decisions and act as the technical anchor of the payload hardware team.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years designing complex mixed-signal and RF-adjacent boards for high-reliability space applications, with BS in Electrical Engineering (MS preferred).