Senior Space Electronics Engineer – Flight Hardware

BESXAR Space Industries Inc.

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 175,000 - 225,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Besxar Space Industries, Inc. is seeking an experienced electrical design engineer to lead ECAD development for Fabships, translating system needs into flight-ready hardware. You will drive architecture, layout, validation, and integration across power, avionics, RF, and instrumentation roles.

You will collaborate with systems, mechanical, software, and test teams to deliver high-reliability space hardware on schedule, mentoring others and enforcing design standards.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical discipline.
  • 8+ years of progressive electrical design engineering experience.
  • Experience owning large ECAD assemblies for high-integrity systems.
  • Strong proficiency with modern ECAD platforms and release packages.
  • Fundamentals in analog/mixed-signal design, power electronics, EMI/EMC.

Responsibilities

  • Lead electrical design and R&D for Fabships across power electronics, avionics, RF, instrumentation, DAQ, and ground hardware.
  • Own major ECAD assemblies and electrical product structure/BOM with strong configuration discipline.
  • Translate system requirements into manufacturable, testable designs balancing mass, power, thermal, and radiation considerations.
  • Drive hardware life cycle from concept through bring-up, verification, and flight integration.
  • Design and analyze circuits for high-power, RF, and space environments; lead hands-on assembly and lab bring-up.

Skills

ECAD experience
High power electronics
RF subsystems
Space hardware
Laboratory debugging
Python/MATLAB scripting
Self-starter
Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Altium Designer
Cadence Allegro/OrCAD
Xpedition

Job description

Besxar Space Industries, Inc. is seeking an experienced electrical design engineer to lead ECAD development for Fabships, translating system needs into flight-ready hardware. You will drive architecture, layout, validation, and integration across power, avionics, RF, and instrumentation roles.

You will collaborate with systems, mechanical, software, and test teams to deliver high-reliability space hardware on schedule, mentoring others and enforcing design standards.

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