Staff Electrical Hardware Design Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $127k-$180k

Are you passionate about shaping the future of humanitys presence in space? Lunar Outpost, an industry leader in space robotics and planetary vehicles, invites you to join our team! Lunar Outpost is dedicated to creating a permanent presence in space, while alsodrivingpositive impacts here on Earth.

Lunar Outpost is seeking a Staff Electrical Hardware Engineer to lead the design, development, and maturation of complex electrical hardware for spaceflight and lunar surface systems. This role focuses on endtoend ownership of electrical hardwarefrom architecture and schematic design through layout, test, and integrationwith a balanced emphasis across power, digital, analog, and highspeed interfaces.

Your work will not only contribute to pioneering lunar missions, but also to technologies with the potential to benefit humanity on Earth. Collaborating with crossdisciplinary engineering teams, youll bring deep technical expertise and leadership to solve challenging hardware problems in a fastpaced startup environment. Take the #NextLeap with Lunar Outpost and work on the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV), which will carry NASA astronauts farther than theyve ever been before on the lunar surface!

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of electrical hardware for spaceflight systems, prototypes, and ground support equipment
• Own electrical hardware from concept through flight, including requirements, schematics, PCB layout oversight, bringup, and verification
• Design and review mixedsignal circuits incorporating digital logic, analog interfaces, sensing, control, and onboard power conversion
• Design boardlevel power architectures, including DC/DC converters, pointofload regulation, power distribution, sequencing, and protection
• Develop and support highspeed electrical designs (e.g., LVDS, Ethernet,SpaceWire, PCIe, or equivalent interfaces) with attention to signal integrity
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, thermal, software, harnessing, and systems engineering to ensure robust hardware integration
• Supportcomponentselection(processors, FPGAs, memories, connectors, converters) with consideration for spaceflight environments
• Guide hardware trade studies and architecture decisions based on performance, reliability, risk, cost, and schedule
• Participate in prototype builds, board bringup, debugging, and rootcause analysis using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc.)
• Plan and support verification and test campaigns including functional, environmental, EMI/EMC, and systemlevel testing
• Prepare and review technical documentation supporting design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), qualification, and flight readiness
• Serve as a technical mentor to junior engineers,establishingbest practices for electrical design and documentation
• Interface with NASA customers, partners, and vendors as a technical authority for electrical hardware

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience developing electrical hardware for aerospace, spaceflight, or other safetycritical systems
• Demonstrated experience with spaceflight hardware design, qualification, or flight support
• Handson experience designing highspeed electrical systems, including schematic design and layoutaware signal integrity considerations
• Experience designing radiationtolerant or spacerated electronics
• Strong foundationin analog and digital circuit design, including power regulation, data interfaces, sensing, and control
• Demonstrated experience with boardlevel power design, including DC/DC conversion, pointofload regulation, power sequencing, and protection circuits
• Experience supporting board bringup, integration, and troubleshooting in laboratory and vehicle environments
• Proficiencywith Altium Designer for schematic capture, PCB layout coordination, and design release
• Familiarity with aerospace or NASA standards, review processes, and documentation expectations
• Ability to independently own complex hardware designs and make sound engineering tradeoffs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Selfmotivated, organized, and comfortable operating in a fastpaced hardware development environment
• U.S. Person **

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering
• Experience supporting NASA programs such as Artemis, ISS, Commercial Crew, or comparable missions
• Experiencedesigning toSpaceVPXor related modular space avionicsarchitectures
• Experiencewith designing high voltage, highpower electronics up to 120V
• Familiarity with highreliability PCB design practices for harsh environments (thermal cycling, vibration, vacuum)
• Experience with FPGA or processorbased systems and embedded interfaces
• Experience with EMI/EMC design and mitigation for spaceflight hardware
• Prior experience in an aerospace startup or agile commercial space organization

Any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon Lunar Outpost receiving the LTVS SubCLIN 1C Awardfrom NASA. If the contract is not awarded to Lunar Outpost, this offer will be considered null and void, without further obligation to Lunar Outpost.

Compensation & Benefits: Compensation level and base salary are competitively structured and thoughtfully determined based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, education, and the scope of the role.

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with 70% of premiums covered by the employer
• Paid time off: Three (3) weeks per year of vacation
• Retirement plan: Up to 4% employer match on 401(k) contributions
• Paid holidays: 11 company-recognized holidays
• Parental leave
• Educational reimbursement opportunities to support company objectives, continued learning, and career development

Lunar OutpostInc.is an equal opportunity employer.Lunar Outpost Inc. doesnot discriminateon the basis ofrace,color,religion, sex (including pregnancy,sexual orientation,and gender identity),national origin, ethnicity,age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Allemployees,including executives andhuman resources personnel, are expectedtoconduct themselves with professionalism andtreat others withdignityandrespect in accordance with this policy.