We are looking for a Senior Electronics Engineer to join our GNC Hardware team. You will design, develop, and validate electronic boards and power stages for compact, high-performance space mechanisms and assemblies. Your scope covers the full electronics lifecycle: from architecture definition and schematic capture through PCB layout, prototype bring-up, and qualification support. You will work at the intersection of power electronics, embedded systems, and mechanical integration in a demanding space environment.
What you will do:
Define the architecture of PCBAs for GNC hardware devices, including power conversion, motor drive stages, signal conditioning, and communication interfaces.
Perform schematic capture and detailed circuit design for power and mixed-signal boards.
Design multi-layer PCB layouts (including mixed-signals, DC-DC converters, H-bridge drivers, and current control loops) taking into account EMC, thermal management, and space-grade constraints.
Select and qualify PCBAs for space applications (radiation tolerance, derating, thermal, outgassing).
Produce thorough design documentation: schematics, BOMs, design justification files, and interface control documents.
Bring up prototype boards: power-on sequencing, functional verification, anomaly investigation and resolution.
Support test campaigns, including test board design, instrumentation, and data analysis.
Collaborate with the mechanical and test teams on integration, harnessing, and thermal interfaces.
Support environmental qualification activities (vibration, thermal, EMC).
What you bring:
BS +5 years / MS +3 years in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or related field.
Minimum 3 years of professional experience in end-to-end PCBA design, production, and testing.
Proficiency with Altium Designer (schematic capture, multi-layer PCB layout, design rule management).
Solid background in power electronics (DC-DC conversion, motor drive topologies, current/voltage control loops) and analog/mixed-signal design (op-amp circuits, ADC/DAC interfaces, filtering, grounding strategies).
Experience with board bring-up, debugging, and validation using lab instruments (oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, thermal cameras).
Familiarity with space or high-reliability electronics constraints: component derating, radiation awareness, thermal management, EMC design practices.
Autonomous, rigorous, and comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment.
Bonus points:
- Familiarity with common spacecraft communication interfaces: SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, RS-422/485.Previous experience in the space, aerospace, or defense industry.
Skills Required
- BS +5 years or MS +3 years in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or related field
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience in end-to-end PCBA design, production, and testing
- Proficiency with Altium Designer (schematic capture, multi-layer PCB layout)
- Solid background in power electronics and analog/mixed-signal design
- Experience with board bring-up, debugging, and validation using lab instruments
- Familiarity with space or high-reliability electronics constraints
What We Do
E-Space is a global space company focused on bridging Earth and space with the most sustainable low earth orbit (LEO) network that is expected to reach over one hundred thousand multi-application communication satellites to help businesses and governments securely and affordably access the power of space to solve problems on Earth. Founded by industry pioneer Greg Wyler, E-Space is focused on democratizing space and transforming industries by bringing down the cost of space-based communications, raising the level of satellite system resiliency and setting a new standard in sustainable space infrastructure that will effectively minimize and reduce space debris and destruction while preserving access to space for future generations.
