Spacecraft Electrical Design Engineer — Power & Boards

Redwire; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 115,000 - 185,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Redwire Space Missions, LLC in Littleton, CO is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer (all senior levels) to own board-level electrical design from concept through spacecraft integration. You will contribute to power distribution, power conversion, embedded monitoring, and high-performance computing platforms on spaceflight hardware.

The role involves design, analysis, bring-up, testing, and collaboration with systems, manufacturing, and test teams to ensure mission readiness in demanding space

Qualifications

• Designs high-efficiency power electronics for space systems.
• Experience with analog and power electronics, including SMPS for space.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout with ECAD tools.
• SPICE-based circuit simulations and embedded PHY interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze power electronics, DC/DC converters, and power distribution.
• Develop mixed-signal circuits for embedded monitoring and control.
• Lead hardware bring-up, integration, and validation testing.
• Perform detailed circuit analyses including thermal and worst-case assessments.
• Select space-qualified components with derating, radiation tolerance, and reliability in mind.
• Collaborate with systems, manufacturing, and test teams for production readiness.

Skills

Power electronics

ECAD tools

Embedded systems

Schematic capture

PCB layout

SPICE simulation

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering

Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

OrCAD X

Job description

Redwire Space Missions, LLC in Littleton, CO is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer (all senior levels) to own board-level electrical design from concept through spacecraft integration. You will contribute to power distribution, power conversion, embedded monitoring, and high-performance computing platforms on spaceflight hardware.

The role involves design, analysis, bring-up, testing, and collaboration with systems, manufacturing, and test teams to ensure mission readiness in demanding space