Staff Electrical Hardware Design Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Staff Electrical Hardware Design Engineer

• Location: Onsite at Louisville, CO office

• Travel: Up to 10%

Description

You will take ownership of full-cycle PCBA designs for complex spaceflight hardware, from early concept through flight readiness. You will work cross-functionally with RF, mechanical, software, FPGA/SoC, and operations teams to deliver high-reliability, space-ready electronics, and guide the electrical engineering team on special topics. You will lead collaborative design reviews and present across disciplines to support product readiness.

Responsibilities

• Own the full electrical design lifecycle for complex spaceflight hardware: concept of operations, requirements engineering, schematic capture, layout, bring-up, test, and manufacturing handoff

• Develop robust analog/digital designs for mission-critical systems under environmental and performance constraints

• Organize cross-disciplinary design reviews to share feedback and shape solutions

• Provide input to schedule planning, hardware requirements, and process improvements

• Lead board-level bring-up and debugging, integrating firmware/software/FPGA with embedded systems

• Define test plans and verification strategies that meet flight readiness requirements

• Scale manufacturing: help bring hardware from prototype to low-volume production

• Collaborate across mechanical, RF, software, FPGA/SoC, and systems teams to ensure seamless integration

• Mentor early-career engineers and contribute to internal process improvements

• Engage with external vendors and contract manufacturers, resolving DFM/DFT issues and ensuring on-time delivery

• Drive failure analysis and root-cause investigations across flight or test anomalies

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field

• 8+ years of experience designing and debugging PCBAs

• Proficiency in Altium Designer (or similar ECAD tools)

• Hands-on experience with lab instruments (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, etc.)

• Solid understanding of digital buses (I2C, SPI, UART, RS422, CAN, USB, PCIe, Ethernet, etc.)

• Familiarity with board bring-up, test planning, and design verification workflows

• Experience interacting with contract manufacturers; support DFM reviews and resolve production issues

• Strong documentation habits and organizational skills

• U.S. person eligibility to conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations (ITAR compliance)

Required Qualification

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field

• Experience designing for harsh environments (thermal, vacuum, vibration, etc.)

• Familiarity with high-speed design or impedance-controlled layouts

• Basic scripting or automation in Python or C for hardware test workflows

• Exposure to radiation effects and mitigation in electronic design

• Familiarity with EMI/EMC design practices and validation

• Familiarity with satellite electrical systems engineering (propulsion, EPS, GNSS, ADCS, space robotics, etc.)

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

• Matching 401(k)

• Unlimited PTO and paid holidays

• Parental/adoption leave

• Legal insurance

• Home technology stipend

Compensation

Approximate base salary range: $145,920–$192,047