Spacecraft Avionics Engineer (Power & Flight Hardware)

General Galactic; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

PTO

401k

Stock options

Job summary

General Galactic designs, builds, and flies advanced spacecraft, pushing the edge of what is possible beyond Earth. The Electrical Engineer will own end-to-end electrical system development, from schematic capture through flight hardware bring-up, with opportunities to expand responsibilities as the company grows.

The role emphasizes fast-paced, hands-on work in a startup-like environment, applying first-principles thinking to complex aerospace challenges and ensuring robust, high‑reliability

Qualifications

• BS in electrical engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of electrical hardware development experience, preferably in aerospace.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring-up, and hardware debugging.
• Experience designing analog, digital, power, and embedded electrical systems.
• Familiarity with CAN, RS-422, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, and discrete I/O.
• Experience with wiring harness design, grounding, shielding, and EMC considerations.
• Proficiency with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, loads, and power supplies.
• Experience with ECAD tools (Altium, KiCad, OrCAD).
• Understanding of derating, radiation effects, thermal constraints, and high-reliability design.
• Experience in environmental testing, qualification, failure analysis, and corrective actions.
• Experience in a fast-paced startup or hands-on environment.
• First-principles problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver spacecraft electrical systems meeting power and interface requirements.
• Own schematic capture, PCB layout, fabrication, assembly, and board bring-up.
• Design avionics, power electronics, sensor interfaces, and microcontroller hardware.
• Develop and integrate wiring harnesses, connectors, grounding, shielding, and EC documents.
• Perform bench testing, debugging, root-cause analysis, and design iteration.
• Support system integration, environmental testing, qualification, and acceptance testing.
• Maintain design documentation, schematics, BOMs, and test reports.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Board bring-up

Hardware debugging

Analog design

Digital design

Power electronics

Embedded systems

High‑reliability design

First‑principles problem solving

Startup environment

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium

KiCad

OrCAD

Job description

General Galactic designs, builds, and flies advanced spacecraft, pushing the edge of what is possible beyond Earth. The Electrical Engineer will own end-to-end electrical system development, from schematic capture through flight hardware bring-up, with opportunities to expand responsibilities as the company grows.

The role emphasizes fast-paced, hands-on work in a startup-like environment, applying first-principles thinking to complex aerospace challenges and ensuring robust, high‑reliability