Senior Satellite GPU Compute Board Engineer - Equity

Orbital Inc.; Northern, Los Angeles (KY, CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stake

On-site in Los Angeles

Job summary

Orbital Inc. is seeking a hardware-focused engineer to own the GPU compute board from architecture through manufacturing.

You will work hands-on with our contract manufacturer to design a custom board delivering maximum compute per watt within tight satellite power and mass budgets. You will collaborate with the Mechanical & Thermal Engineer to co-own the GPU stack from silicon to radiator, ensuring robust signal and power integrity under space conditions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent).
• Proven experience designing custom boards end-to-end — schematic, PCB layout, bring-up, and debug.
• Strong grasp of high-speed digital design and modern compute interconnects.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design the custom GPU compute board (schematic capture and high-speed PCB).
• Drive board design and bring-up in partnership with our ODM — design reviews, DFM, prototype builds, NPI, and qualification.
• Own the high-speed interconnect architecture (NVLink, SerDes) and evaluate optical interconnects for on-board links.
• Run signal integrity and power integrity analysis under real operating conditions.
• Co-design electrical/thermal/mechanical interfaces for power delivery and heat extraction.
• Translate satellite constraints into board-level requirements and tradeoffs.
• Coordinate environmental and qualification testing (vibration, thermal-vacuum).
• Manage component selection, supplier relationships, and BOM with manufacturability in mind.

Skills

Custom board design

Schematic capture

High-speed PCB layout

Bring-up & debug

SerDes & GPU interconnect

Education

BSc in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

NVLink interconnect

DFM

ODM coordination

Job description

Orbital Inc. is seeking a hardware-focused engineer to own the GPU compute board from architecture through manufacturing.

You will work hands-on with our contract manufacturer to design a custom board delivering maximum compute per watt within tight satellite power and mass budgets. You will collaborate with the Mechanical & Thermal Engineer to co-own the GPU stack from silicon to radiator, ensuring robust signal and power integrity under space conditions.