Jobs at Array Labs

Design, lay out, prototype, manufacture, bring up, test, and qualify high-density digital, mixed-signal, power, RF, and compute circuit boards for radar satellites. Responsibilities include architecture, requirements, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, system trades, manufacturing management, hardware debugging, and validation through laboratory, environmental, and on-orbit testing. The engineer collaborates with RF, antenna, software, firmware, mechanical, and systems teams to optimize signal integrity, processing performance, thermal behavior, and spacecraft reliability.

Own RF and microwave PCB layout from schematic placement through manufacturing release in Altium Designer. Define stack-ups, controlled-impedance routing, grounding, shielding, isolation, connector launches, and transitions. Collaborate with RF, electrical, antenna, mechanical, mixed-signal, and test engineers to meet performance requirements and ensure first-pass success. Drive DFM/DFT documentation, support fabrication and assembly partners, assist with lab bring-up and RF characterization, and validate layouts through EM and RF analysis workflows.

Lead high-speed PCB layout from component placement through manufacturing release in Altium. Define stack-ups, impedance targets, length-matching constraints, return paths, and reference-plane strategies for mixed-signal and high-speed digital electronics. Collaborate with electrical, firmware, mechanical, test, fabrication, and assembly teams to address SI/PI, DFM/DFT, manufacturing, lab bring-up, qualification, and environmental testing requirements.

Own RF and microwave PCB layout in Altium Designer from component placement through manufacturing release. Define stack-ups, controlled-impedance routing, grounding, shielding, isolation, connector launches, and transitions. Collaborate with RF, electrical, antenna, mechanical, mixed-signal, and test engineers to meet performance requirements and support DFM/DFT. Contribute to lab bring-up, RF characterization, environmental testing, and troubleshooting using measurement and EM analysis tools.

Design, lay out, validate, manufacture, and test spacecraft printed circuit assemblies for radar payloads and onboard processing systems. Responsibilities include architecture, requirements, component selection, schematic capture, system trades, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, qualification, and manufacturing management. The engineer collaborates with RF, digital, software, firmware, mechanical, antenna, and systems teams while improving designs based on laboratory, environmental, and on-orbit testing.

Own high-speed PCB layout from component placement through manufacturing release in Altium. Define stack-ups, impedance targets, length-matching constraints, return paths, and reference-plane strategies for mixed-signal and high-speed digital boards. Collaborate with electrical, firmware, mechanical, test, fabrication, and assembly teams on constraints, reviews, DFM/DFT, manufacturing documentation, lab bring-up, SI/PI debugging, qualification, and environmental testing.

First dedicated FP&A hire to build and run financial planning: own the financial model linking contracts, pipeline, production, headcount, procurement, CAPEX and OPEX to revenue, margin, cash, and runway. Translate contracts into billing and cash schedules, create lightweight FP&A processes and KPIs, support fundraising diligence, manage government contract invoicing, and advise CEO/COO on resource allocation.

First internal legal hire for a satellite and Earth-observation startup. Lead commercial contracting for imagery/data licensing, hardware and payload sales; advise business teams on risk and deal strategy; build templates, processes, and playbooks; and manage external counsel on IP, regulatory, and fundraising matters.

Develop and maintain embedded software for radar sensors, communications, and flight systems. Perform Linux board bring-up, high-efficiency data movement between sensors, FPGAs, and compute, and build safety-critical control and FDIR algorithms. Collaborate with hardware, signal processing, and GNC teams, prototype architectures, and debug complex kernel-to-application issues across drivers, peripherals, and timing domains.

Design, prototype, validate, and qualify mixed-signal and digital electronics for radar payloads and satellite avionics. Own architecture, component selection, schematics, PCB design, bring-up, debugging, test campaigns, and manufacturing coordination. Collaborate with RF, antenna, mechanical, firmware, and systems teams to iterate designs for performance, power efficiency, EMI/EMC, and on-orbit reliability.

Develop and productionize photogrammetry and radar image-formation pipelines for large-scale 3D reconstruction. Improve pipeline stages (bundle adjustment, dense matching, point clouds, geo-referencing), optimize storage and databases for 3D geospatial data, and contribute to data infrastructure, analytics, and delivery systems for satellite-derived products.

Develop and deploy tomographic and multi-view 3D reconstruction algorithms for distributed radar and optical sensors, optimize preprocessing, autofocus, and calibration, integrate solutions into cloud production pipelines, and validate performance on real satellite data.

Design and validate RF electronics for radar sensors, including low-noise receive chains, high-power transmit chains, switching/protection, timing-critical subsystems. Lead schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, characterization, qualification, and cross-disciplinary integration. Perform design trade studies, testing, iteration, and mentor other engineers.

Design and validate mixed-signal and digital spacecraft electronics including high-speed interfaces, power regulation, timing, telemetry, and fault-tolerant avionics. Lead prototyping, bring-up, testing, manufacturing, and iterative improvements while collaborating across RF, mechanical, firmware, and systems teams and mentoring junior engineers.

Own program execution for satellite engineering roadmaps: build schedules, manage dependencies and resources, surface risks, translate roadmaps into release plans, and partner with leadership on prioritization and staffing to ensure on-time delivery of integrated hardware/software systems.

Own execution frameworks translating engineering roadmaps into schedules, milestones, and resource plans for satellite hardware/software programs. Coordinate cross-functional teams, surface risks, propose mitigations, support staffing and bid decisions, and drive on-time delivery of mission-critical systems.

Develop and automate RF and high-speed test infrastructure to validate radar payloads and satellite electronics. Design fixtures and calibration methods, characterize RF components, execute environmental and functional testing, debug subsystems, and support flight-readiness and calibration stability.

Develop and run automated test frameworks and embedded firmware to validate radar payloads. Build HIL setups, control lab instruments, analyze performance data, and maintain CI pipelines to ensure hardware-software integration and space-readiness.

Design and validate digital and mixed-signal electronics for radar payloads and satellite platforms, lead prototyping, bring-up, testing, manufacturability, and qualification, collaborate across RF, antenna, mechanical, firmware and systems teams, and mentor junior engineers.

Design, simulate, prototype, and validate spaceborne antennas and arrays (patch, microstrip, phased). Perform full EM analysis (HFSS/CST/ADS), lab and anechoic chamber testing, support integration, flight verification, link budgets, and develop manufacturing/test procedures with cross-functional teams.