Space-Qualified Electrical Engineer: High-Speed Digital

SpaceNews; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceNews is seeking electrical engineers to join a dynamic team designing high-speed digital electronics for space applications. The role involves developing circuits, analog conditioning, and collaborating across disciplines to meet program goals.

Candidates should have advanced degrees in electrical engineering and hands-on experience with space-qualified hardware, PCB layouts, and reliability analysis. Clearance capability is preferred.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering with 5 years of experience or a Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years experience.
• Experience in design, analysis, integration, and test of custom electronics.
• Proficiency in electrical design software and simulation tools (e.g., Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, Simulink, HyperLynx, MS Office).
• Ability to conduct circuit analysis and simulation to optimize performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Electrical design

Circuit analysis

Space electronics

Test & verification

Communication

Education

Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

SPICE

MATLAB

Simulink

HyperLynx

MS Office

Job description

SpaceNews is seeking electrical engineers to join a dynamic team designing high-speed digital electronics for space applications. The role involves developing circuits, analog conditioning, and collaborating across disciplines to meet program goals.

Candidates should have advanced degrees in electrical engineering and hands-on experience with space-qualified hardware, PCB layouts, and reliability analysis. Clearance capability is preferred.