Senior Space PCB Design Engineer — On-Site, Unlimited PTO

Socket.dev; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid medical, dental, &

Company holidays, floating holidays &

Unlimited PTO

Generous 401(k) match

Job summary

York Space Systems in Greenwood Village, CO seeks a Senior PCBA Design Engineer to develop and maintain spacecraft and ground-support PCB assemblies within the Avionics and Payload Engineering team. You will collaborate across electrical, systems, software, manufacturing, supply chain, and test engineering to produce high-reliability electronics for space missions.

Senior engineers own hardware designs, influence system-level decisions, and drive innovation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering (B.S. or M.S.).
• 4+ years of electrical design experience.
• Experience through full product development cycle.
• Proficient with Altium Designer or similar ECAD tools.
• Experience in schematic capture, PCB layout, and manufacturing docs.
• Knowledge of DFM/DFT principles.
• Understanding of space environment design considerations (radiation, charging, thermal, outgassing).
• Experience with high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal design.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, SERDES, DDR, PCIe, USB, UART, I2C, SPI.
• Experience designing power regulation circuits.
• Proficiency with lab equipment for validation/debug.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.
• US Citizenship.
• Ability and willingness to obtain security clearance.
• Willingness to work full-time in Greenwood Village, CO.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, testing, documentation, and maintenance of complex PCBAs for spacecraft systems.
• Ensure designs are optimized for manufacturability, testability, cost efficiency, and reliability.
• Work closely with manufacturing and supply chain to transition designs into production.
• Produce high-quality documentation including schematics, PCB fab/assembly files, BOMs, ICDs, and test plans.
• Select components based on radiation tolerance, reliability, performance, environmental suitability, and cost.
• Conduct testing and simulations for thermal, vibration, and shock environments.
• Lead design troubleshooting, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations.
• Promote collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence within the team.
• Perform additional responsibilities supportive of mission and team objectives.

Skills

High-speed design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Troubleshooting

Autonomous work

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Electrical/Electronics Engineering degree

Tools

Altium Designer

HyperLynx

SIwave

SPICE

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Job description

York Space Systems in Greenwood Village, CO seeks a Senior PCBA Design Engineer to develop and maintain spacecraft and ground-support PCB assemblies within the Avionics and Payload Engineering team. You will collaborate across electrical, systems, software, manufacturing, supply chain, and test engineering to produce high-reliability electronics for space missions.

Senior engineers own hardware designs, influence system-level decisions, and drive innovation and continuous improvement.