Senior Electrical Engineer
Goleta · Hudson, NH (HNH-01) · USD 146,000-194,000 · 8+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 14, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 8+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Goleta · Hudson, NH (HNH-01)
- Salary
- USD 146,000-194,000 · Base salary
About the role
- The Space Imaging team is seeking an Electrical Engineer to define the electrical architecture of space-qualified EO/IR sensor payloads.
- This role involves managing the full development lifecycle from ideation through initial production, including power distribution, EMI/EMC protection, and high-speed communication interfaces.
- The engineer will work within an interdisciplinary team to build and test prototypes and mature designs into flight hardware products.
Responsibilities
- Define and own the electrical architecture for EO/IR sensor payload assemblies.
- Design, analyze, and test isolated power conversion, EMI filtering, and protection circuitry for low-voltage DC systems.
- Select connectors, define pin assignments, and perform wire/cable and component derating analyses.
- Establish shielding, bonding, and isolation schemes to meet EMI/EMC requirements.
- Design and support high-speed Ethernet (10GbE) and discrete I/O (RS-422, I2C, SPI) interfaces.
- Support EMI/EMC qualification testing (MIL-STD-461/464) and ESD protection design.
- Perform radiation-tolerant (TID/SEU) component selection for space and tactical environments.
- Perform EEE parts stress/derating analyses and support hybrid microelectronics selection.
- Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, optical, and systems engineers to integrate electrical designs.
- Develop and execute test procedures using lab equipment to validate designs against requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
- 8+ years of experience designing power, interface, or mixed-signal electronics for space, airborne, or harsh-environment defense systems.
- Experience designing isolated DC/DC power conversion, EMI filters, and transient/over-voltage protection circuits.
- Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-464 (or equivalent) EMI/EMC design and test methods.
- Experience with connector selection, pin/harness definition, and parts/wire derating analysis.
- Strong hardware debugging skills using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic/protocol analyzers.
- Proficiency with schematic capture and circuit simulation tools.
- US Person status required to access export-controlled data.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience designing radiation-tolerant electronics and performing TID/SEU analysis for space systems.
- Experience with high-speed digital/communication interfaces (10GbE, SERDES) and signal integrity analysis.
- Familiarity with machine-vision/sensor communication protocols (e.g., GigE Vision).
- Experience with hybrid microelectronics packaging (MIL-PRF-38534) or similar high-reliability standards.
- PCB layout experience (e.g., Altium, Cadence) for mixed-signal or RF boards.
- Familiarity with electro-optical/infrared sensor payload electronics.
- Familiarity with embedded Linux/firmware interfaces to support electronics bring-up.
Benefits
- Competitive salary range ($146,000—$194,000 USD)
- Highly competitive equity grants
Skills
- Electrical Architecture
- Power Electronics
- EMI/EMC
- MIL-STD-461
- MIL-STD-464
- 10GbE
- RS-422
- I2C
- SPI
- TID/SEU Analysis
- Circuit Simulation
- Schematic Capture
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- Altium
- Cadence
- Embedded Linux
