Electrical Engineer III

Team: Engineering

Location: Louisville, CO

Commitment: Contract

Workplace Type: hybrid

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop electronic hardware, circuits, and assemblies from concept through verification.
• Perform product testing and create models and prototypes to support development and validation.
• Develop and document electronic schematics and related technical documentation.
• Create and execute verification and validation plans for electronic assemblies and circuit boards.
• Develop hardware bring-up procedures for prototype and production boards, including functional checkout and debug.
• Investigate hardware anomalies and support corrective actions.
• Support manufacturing, installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical and electronic systems.
• Collaborate with engineers across disciplines to enhance product capability and manufacturability.
• Provide technical guidance or training to junior staff as needed.
• Travel as required to support customer meetings, integration, and testing activities

Required Qualifications:

• BS with 5–7 years, MS with 3–5 years, or PhD with 0–2 years of experience in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience designing electronic hardware including requirements, architecture, schematics, component selection, and troubleshooting.
• Experience developing verification and validation plans and executing test campaigns for electronic hardware.
• Proficiency in high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit design.
• Experience with communication interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and CAN.
• Hands-on experience with prototype development, debugging, and board bring-up.
• Experience generating engineering documentation including ICDs, ECOs, analyses, procedures, and test reports.
• Familiarity with PCB layout and wire harness design considerations.
• Experience supporting hardware verification, qualification, and anomaly resolution.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment while independently completing technical tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel periodically for meetings, integration, and testing.
• Experience working with flight hardware handling requirements such as ESD controls and cleanroom operations.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience designing spacecraft, payload, avionics, or aerospace electronics.
• Understanding of spacecraft electrical architectures, including power distribution and telemetry systems.
• Experience with spaceflight hardware Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T).
• Experience developing or supporting EGSE, simulators, or spacecraft command and control systems.
• Experience with RF communication systems and antenna integration.
• Knowledge of battery-powered systems including charging and safety.
• Familiarity with embedded firmware development in C.
• Experience with SPICE, worst-case, reliability, or radiation effects analysis.
• Experience creating test automation or analysis scripts using Python or MATLAB.
• Experience supporting hardware from design reviews through environmental testing and flight qualification