Spacecraft PCB Design Engineer - Early Career

GITAI; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Match

Equity

Relocation Support

Holidays & Vacation

Snacks & Team Events

Job summary

GITAI is seeking an Early Career Electrical Engineer to design, build, and test PCB hardware for spacecraft and robotic systems. You will own the full hardware lifecycle from schematic capture to bring-up, working closely with cross-functional teams on challenging, hardware-centric problems.

No prior space or defense experience is required; strong candidates come from diverse hardware backgrounds and will receive real ownership early in the project.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on PCB design experience using Altium or a similar ECAD tool.
• Experience taking at least one PCB from schematic and layout through fabrication, bring-up, and test.
• Hands-on PCBA debugging experience using standard lab equipment.
• Practical knowledge of PCB fabrication, assembly, and DFM.
• Strong fundamentals in board-level electrical design.
• No prior aerospace, space, or defense industry experience required.

Responsibilities

• Design schematics and PCB layouts for spacecraft and robotic systems.
• Take PCBAs from design release through fabrication, assembly, bring-up, and test.
• Debug board-level hardware and drive issues to root cause.
• Work with mechanical, firmware/software, and manufacturing engineers to integrate hardware into complete systems.
• Support hardware testing, failure investigation, and design iteration.

Skills

PCB design

Altium

Debugging

DFM

Tools

ECAD tools

Job description

GITAI is seeking an Early Career Electrical Engineer to design, build, and test PCB hardware for spacecraft and robotic systems. You will own the full hardware lifecycle from schematic capture to bring-up, working closely with cross-functional teams on challenging, hardware-centric problems.

No prior space or defense experience is required; strong candidates come from diverse hardware backgrounds and will receive real ownership early in the project.