Senior Staff Electrical Engineer - SATCOM

Belcan Corporation; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 121,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Belcan Corporation is hiring a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer to own the lifecycle of board-level and system-level electronics for SATCOM hardware. The role requires leading design, analysis, and testing of high-speed digital and mixed-signal circuits, including FPGA implementations and telemetry subsystems.

You will work in a startup-like environment within a larger organization, driving hardware architecture decisions, design reviews, and production handoff for advanced RF communication

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.

Responsibilities

• Own full lifecycle of board-level and system-level electronics hardware design and implementation for RF communication systems.
• Drive design direction with rigorous reviews and industry standards.
• Collaborate with software and mechanical domains to guide hardware design.

Skills

Digital design

FPGA on boards

Signal integrity

HDI layout

High-speed routing

PCB layout tools

Power integrity

EMI/EMC concepts

LT power converter design

Debugging root cause

Education

BS Electrical Engineering

Tools

Ansys SIwave

ADS SIPro

Mentor Hyperlynx

Job description

Job Title: Senior Staff Electrical Engineer - SATCOM
Location: Westminster, CO
Zip Code: 80021
Start Date: Right Away
Job Type: Contract
Pay Rate: $88.46 - $100/hr.
Keywords: #SeniorStaffElectricalEngineerJobs; #Engineeringjobs; #INDREG

We provide a competitive pay and benefits package. This position is offering a pay range of $88.46 - $100/hr. however, Belcan considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to education, experience, geographic location, and discipline. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.

We are looking to add a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer to our team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing electrical systems for leading-edge communications satellites, we would like to hear from you.

In this role, you will own the full lifecycle of board-level and system-level electronics hardware design and implementation for advanced RF communication systems. We are seeking a digital-focused Principal Electrical Design Engineer with deep expertise in electrical design and test, as well as the ability to help drive overall program direction. This position requires strong attention to detail, rigorous design reviews, and a solid understanding of relevant industry standards.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience in board-level electronics design, analysis, and test.
• Significant experience designing electronics with rigor, in teams that value thorough analysis and testing.
• Expertise in aspects of digital and mixed-signal electronics, such as signal integrity, implementing FPGAs on boards, ADCs/DACs, and telemetry subsystems.
• Experience owning the design phase of complex board-level electronics, including trade studies, key part selection, and detailed design.
• Experience delivering hardware designs through production and deployment.
• Expertise in PCB layout, including high-density interconnect (HDI) stackup design and high-speed routing.
• Experience running board-level signal integrity and/or power integrity simulation tools such as Ansys SIwave, ADS SIPro, or Mentor Hyperlynx.
• Proven success in debugging, root cause analysis, and design reviews.
• Depth in point-of-load power converter design for digital boards.
• Strong working knowledge of adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical, that guides hardware design and system design.
• Extensive lab experience for bring-up and verification of new hardware.
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC concepts and design to mitigate these effects.
• Understanding of military and/or DO standards.
• Experience with design qualification and production lifecycle.
• Has led small teams of hardware engineers to develop multi-module assemblies, including hardware architecture, requirements, make/buy decisions, and interconnects.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience with RF design and test equipment.
• Crafting proposals for new business opportunities.

Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.