Spaceflight Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; McGregor (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Texas is seeking an Electrical Engineer (Instrumentation and Controls) to design, develop, test, and support avionics and control systems for spaceflight hardware. You will work with data acquisition, sensors, PLCs, and hardware integration to enable safe, economical testing of space hardware.

You will analyze data from test articles, provide technical guidance to controls technicians, and help create robust hardware and processes that reduce cost and setup

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, electrical engineering, computer engineering or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience with data acquisition systems.
• Experience with data acquisition and control hardware is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the operational capability of all control voltage level (<60V) electrical systems
• Develop and upgrade data acquisition and control systems
• Create new automation systems pertaining to avionics and engine testing
• Provide technical support and guidance for controls technicians and other non-controls engineering groups
• Develop new hardware and processes to improve capabilities, reduce cost, and setup time of electrical systems
• Analyze data to assess the function and health of electrical systems
• Assist in the design and analysis of experiments to evaluate test articles

Skills

Data acquisition

Sensors

PLC

Avionics

Hardware integration

Data analysis

Communication skills

Team leadership

Programming

Electrical systems

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in physics or electrical/computer engineering

Tools

PCB design

Data acquisition hardware

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in Texas is seeking an Electrical Engineer (Instrumentation and Controls) to design, develop, test, and support avionics and control systems for spaceflight hardware. You will work with data acquisition, sensors, PLCs, and hardware integration to enable safe, economical testing of space hardware.

You will analyze data from test articles, provide technical guidance to controls technicians, and help create robust hardware and processes that reduce cost and setup