Senior Space Electrical Engineer — Laser Comm & Electronics

SpaceNews; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 101,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & vision

401K match

9/80 schedule

Job summary

AeroVironment in Albuquerque, NM is seeking electrical engineers at all levels to join a team delivering advanced space hardware for GEO, MEO, LEO and cislunar missions. You will work on leading edge tasks in laser communications, space electronics and sensors.

Requirements include a Master’s in EE with 5+ years (or a BSEE with 8+ years), strong circuit design and analytical skills, and experience with Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, Simulink, HyperLynx and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience or a Bachelor’s with 8+ years of experience.
• Experience in design, analysis, integration and test of custom electronics.
• Proficiency in electrical design software and simulation tools (Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, Simulink, HyperLynx, MS Office).
• Ability to conduct circuit analysis and simulation to optimize performance and reliability.
• Understanding of space qualification standards and requirements.
• Experience designing custom electronics for space products.
• Experience with PCB layouts and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design custom high speed digital electronics including ADCs, DACs, FPGAs, processors and communications drivers.
• Design and analyze analog circuits including low-noise signal conditioning and power amplifiers.
• Collaborate with peers to meet program technical needs within time and budget constraints.
• Support electronics manufacturing and test within a broad program team.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Electrical design

Circuit analysis

Space hardware

High-speed digital design

FPGA

PCB layout

Power electronics

Documentation (ICD/DDD)

Security clearance

Simulation tools

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

SPICE

MATLAB

Simulink

HyperLynx

MS Office

Job description

AeroVironment in Albuquerque, NM is seeking electrical engineers at all levels to join a team delivering advanced space hardware for GEO, MEO, LEO and cislunar missions. You will work on leading edge tasks in laser communications, space electronics and sensors.

Requirements include a Master’s in EE with 5+ years (or a BSEE with 8+ years), strong circuit design and analytical skills, and experience with Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, Simulink, HyperLynx and MS Office.