Senior Spacecraft PCBA Design Engineer

York Space Systems; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Holidays & sick time

Unlimited PTO

401(k) match

Job summary

York Space Systems is seeking a Senior PCBA Design Engineer to develop and maintain spacecraft and ground-support PCB assemblies within the Avionics and Payload Engineering team. You will drive hardware designs end-to-end, collaborating with electrical, systems, software, manufacturing, supply chain, and test engineering to ensure high-reliability electronics for space missions.

You will own design verification, documentation, and production transitions while influencing system-level decisions

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.
• 4+ years of electrical design experience.
• Experience with full product development cycle.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer or similar ECAD tools.
• Experience in schematic capture, PCB layout, and manufacturing documentation.
• 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 interfaces: Ethernet, SERDES, DDR, PCIe, USB, UART, I2C, SPI.
• Experience designing power regulation circuits.
• Proficiency using lab equipment for validation/debug.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.
• US Citizenship.
• Willingness to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 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.

Skills

Electrical design experience

Troubleshooting

Autonomous work

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Electrical or Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

HyperLynx

SIwave

SPICE

Job description

York Space Systems is seeking a Senior PCBA Design Engineer to develop and maintain spacecraft and ground-support PCB assemblies within the Avionics and Payload Engineering team. You will drive hardware designs end-to-end, collaborating with electrical, systems, software, manufacturing, supply chain, and test engineering to ensure high-reliability electronics for space missions.

You will own design verification, documentation, and production transitions while influencing system-level decisions