E-SPACE is hiring a

Principal Satellite Electrical Engineer

Saratoga, United States
Full-Time
Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place!
 
At E-Space, we’re focused on bridging Earth and space with the world’s most sustainable low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. We’re a team of bold thinkers, ambitious leaders and dynamic doers—and we’re disrupting NewSpace by fundamentally changing the design of legacy LEO space systems to deliver entirely new satellite capabilities at a fraction of the cost. ​
 
We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed—to saving space, to protecting our planet and to turning connectivity into actionable intelligence.


The E-Space avionics development team designs complex multi-layer, mixed signal circuit boards for the position, navigation, control and communications capabilities of the world's most advanced spacecraft. These boards are highly integrated with sensors and next generation asic's and include digital and analog high speed interconnections with other sub-systems.

As a Principal Engineer you will lead the development of a sub-system collaborating with other hardware, software and manufacturing engineers as the Responsible Engineer through prototyping, fabrication, testing and production.  As an engineer on the E-Space avionics team you will have frequent opportunities to test and operate your systems on-orbit. 

Responsibilities:

·        Develop PCBA requirements in collaboration with other engineering disciplines
·        Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer
·        Circuit analysis including power, tolerance, and reliability related
·        PCBA design verification testing and system integration testing
·        Support Production and Manufacturing

Required Experience

·        You will have led from initial concept to production, the design, development, layout and qualification of a specific board or sub-system
· You will have experience in high reliability component design and production

Preferred Skills and Experience

· Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
·      10+ years of experience in electrical hardware design including schematic capture, PCB layout, and testing
·        Design proficiency with processors, FPGAs, switch mode power supplies, high speed data interfaces, precision analog instrumentation, and navigation sensors
·        Proficiency with Altium Designer for schematic capture and layout of complex PCBs
·        Proficiency performing circuit analyses in SPICE and Excel
·        Demonstrated success in a fast paced environment

Basic Qualifications

·        Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
·        Experience designing for space environments
·        RF and transmission line design and simulation skills
·        Experience designing rigid-flex PCBs
·        FPGA design skills
·        Embedded software development skills for ARM core processors

Additional Requirements:

·        Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
·        Must be willing to travel on short trips as needed

As a global company, we want team members with global perspectives that can bring their fresh, creative thinking to solve some of the world’s most difficult communications problems in space. We welcome candidates to join us from all over the world. But to ensure a fair candidate review process, that can be reviewed by team members anywhere, we only accept applications in English, the language we conduct our business.
 
E-Space is not currently able to provide employment sponsorship for candidates who do not hold work authorization for the location of this role.

Why E-Space is right for you

We want you to make the most of your journey at E-Space. That’s why we support and invest in the physical, emotional and financial well-being of our team members and their families. Some of what you can expect when working at E-Space:
• An opportunity to really make a difference
• Sustainability at our core
• Fair and honest workplace
• Innovative thinking is encouraged
• Competitive salaries
• Continuous learning and development
• Health and wellness care options
• Financial solutions for the future
• Optional legal services
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
 
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