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About Northwood:
Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions. If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.
Role:
Northwood is looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to help drive the development of our digital compute and power electronics. These complex digital systems ensure that our antennas can meet high-rate processing needs no matter where they are deployed around the world. Our hardware team prioritizes excellent engineering, building end products that are known for their reliability, scalability, and cost.
Responsibilities:
Drive electrical design for high-speed digital communication systems, implementing RF and mixed-signal designs in complex, multilayer PCBs
Work with 100G high speed networking, complex digital power trees, and drive system trades for architecture decisions
Perform schematic capture, layout, and bring-up on a variety of different digital systems including FPGAs, microcontrollers, and their associated peripherals
Collaborate across hardware and software teams with RF engineers, antenna engineers, FPGA engineers, and firmware engineers to optimize system performance and overall design
Test prototypes and assess performance in the lab and in the field
Work with production teams to make testable and manufacturable products that we can integrate in-house
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
8+ years of professional experience in electrical design
Experience with end-to-end board design, from architecture and component selection through schematic capture, PCB layout, bring-up, debug, and production
Experience with mixed-signal electronics design and complex multilayer PCBs, including stack-up definition and material selection
Experience with troubleshooting EMI/EMC, either conducted or radiated
Preferred Qualifications:
High-speed digital design experience with interfaces such as multi-gigabit SerDes, DDR, JESD204B/C, and 10/100G Ethernet, including signal and power integrity analysis
Experience with FPGA-or processor-based systems and high-speed data converters
Deep understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC mitigation, PCB stack-up definition, and high-performance board layout practices
Hands-on experience debugging complex hardware systems using advanced lab instrumentation and driving root-cause analysis across board and system levels
Ability to lead cross-functional technical efforts, mentor junior engineers, and make sound engineering tradeoffs in fast-paced development environments
Additional Information:
If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Northwood Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Northwood Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of professional experience in electrical design
- End-to-end board design experience, including architecture, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, bring-up, debugging, and production
- Experience with mixed-signal electronics design and complex multilayer PCBs, including stack-up definition and material selection
- Experience troubleshooting conducted or radiated EMI/EMC
- High-speed digital design experience with multi-gigabit SerDes, DDR, JESD204B/C, and 10/100G Ethernet, including signal and power integrity analysis
- Experience with FPGA- or processor-based systems and high-speed data converters
- Deep understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC mitigation, PCB stack-up definition, and high-performance board layout
- Hands-on experience debugging complex hardware systems with advanced lab instrumentation and conducting root-cause analysis
- Ability to lead cross-functional technical efforts, mentor junior engineers, and make engineering tradeoffs
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required ITAR authorizations
Northwood Space Corp Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Job postings consistently cite “comprehensive” or “platinum” medical, dental, and vision coverage, with some roles indicating employer-covered premiums at little to no cost. Several listings explicitly reference fully covered plans.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Multiple listings consistently mention equity or stock options alongside base pay, with some noting potential performance bonuses. Equity is presented as a standard component across many roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Listings cite flexible or unlimited PTO, and some specify a defined paid holiday calendar (e.g., about 10 holidays). Time-off provisions are repeatedly referenced across postings.
Northwood Space Corp Insights
What We Do
The space segment has become critical infrastructure. It powers everything from GPS and climate monitoring to missile warning and global broadband. But the ground segment hasn’t kept up. Most ground networks today were designed for science missions, not for the scale, urgency, or diversity of today’s space economy. At Northwood, we’re building a global, software-defined ground network from the ground up — designed to scale as fast as the missions it supports.
Why Work With Us
Just like cloud infrastructure transformed software development, we believe shared ground infrastructure will transform space operations. We’re making it possible for any operator to move space-based data quickly, securely, and reliably back to Earth.
