Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer Position

US Citizens. All qualified candidates responded to in 24 hours or less.

Part-time status - increased compensation to offset less hours may be available.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpreting electrical hardware requirements based on the interfacing hardware.
• Developing and documenting electrical system requirements.
• Conducting concept trade studies and providing electrical expertise to evaluate design options.
• Planning and executing verification and validation activities to ensure the electrical design meets all requirements.
• Preparing and presenting design progress, approach, and rationale to design review boards.
• Ensuring hardware designs meet size, weight, power, and cost budgets.
• Authoring, updating, and maintaining hardware specifications throughout the project lifecycle.
• Defining and baselining electrical interfaces to ensure seamless system integration.
• Performing and/or reviewing electrical analyses.
• Overseeing the preparation, review, and release of electrical drawings to ensure technical accuracy and compliance with project schedules.
• Authoring detailed assembly procedures to ensure hardware is built to specifications.
• Developing test procedures to verify electrical hardware compliance with specifications and drawings.
• Executing procurement, manufacturing, assembly, and testing of electrical hardware to meet project milestones and quality standards.
• Contributing to safety documentation and presenting to safety review boards as required.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including mechanical, systems, and quality engineers, to ensure project success.
• Performing other duties as assigned to support project objectives.
• Minimal travel required; occasional evening or weekend work may be necessary to meet project deadlines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college.
• At least five years of electrical engineering experience in product development for spaceflight, aerospace, or other high-reliability, high-specification equipment.
• Proficiency with circuit design and analysis software, such as Altium, for designing electrical systems and circuit boards.
• Experience with usage of laboratory equipment to verify and troubleshoot the performance of electrical systems.
• Demonstrated experience conducting trade studies for electrical design optimization.
• Competent with advanced engineering calculations for electrical circuits.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with sound engineering judgment.
• Highly dependable, self-motivated, and accountable, with the ability to work effectively in a team or independently.
• U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder). Must successfully complete a U.S. government background check.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience designing, procuring, manufacturing, and testing hardware for extreme environments (e.g., space, high-temperature, or high-vibration conditions).
• Proficient experience with using Altium for PCB design, especially systems with embedded processors.
• Experience developing software to test PCB functionality.
• Power system design, including DC-DC converter design and implementation of DC-DC converters and linear regulators.
• Digital measurement of analog sensors, including signal conditioning (with passive components and operational amplifiers), ADC selection, and ADC interfacing.