Staff Engineer Electrical

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end architecture of spacecraft Command & Data Handling systems, including data buses, processing units, and system interfaces.
• Define and own electrical system architecture, ensuring alignment across C&DH, electrical subsystems, and harness design
• Drive design and integration of: Flight computers and embedded processing systems Data buses (e.g., SpaceWire, CAN, Ethernet, RS-422/485) Telemetry, command, and fault management systems
• Flight computers and embedded processing systems
• Data buses (e.g., SpaceWire, CAN, Ethernet, RS-422/485)
• Telemetry, command, and fault management systems
• Establish and maintain system-level requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), and verification strategies
• Oversee hardware/software integration, ensuring seamless interaction between flight software and electrical systems
• Perform electrical interface compatibility verifications and verify electrical connectivity implementation (e.g. verify electrical harness implementation, safety-critical circuit segregation, support peer-reviews).
• Guide and review harness architecture and implementation, ensuring reliability, manufacturability, and maintainability
• Lead design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.) and support mission readiness activities
• Mentor junior engineers and act as a technical authority across multiple programs
• Manage hardware command and telemetry implementation (e.g. develop and coordinate calibration and conversion curves for analog telemetry in coordination subsystem engineers, verify electrical/software implementation).
• Identify Electrical Systems and C&DH risks, develop risk mitigation plans for selected risks, and implement mitigations.
• Interfacing with design and manufacturing groups to monitor component production process/progress to include Integration & Test (I&T) and relaying that status to management along with potential solutions to stay on target.
• Provide technical oversight to ensure the C&DH electrical system is compliant and verifiable at the avionics digital and analog telemetry level.
• Lead the costing & scheduling development for the C&DH subsystem on major programs from initial RFP efforts through end of program life. Develop cost estimates for proposals and programs as required.
• Candidate must be comfortable with managing program execution from a technical perspective, meeting deadlines, working on multiple projects concurrently, and working with various engineering disciplines and internal/external customers as required.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a STEM area (preferably Electrical Engineering) and 12 Years of related experience; 10 Years related experience with Masters; 8 Years of related experience with PhD.
• Technical experience in Electrical Systems or C&DH subsystem Engineering
• Experience with flight hardware development, including Material Review Boards (MRB), Parts, Materials & Processes (PM&P), procurement, assembly documentation, and End Item Data Packages (EIDP)
• Ability to obtain a TS Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI
• Hands-on mentality and a passion for fast-paced environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading teams of engineers managing resources and schedules
• Experience with requirements tracking tool such as DOORS or CAMEO
• Digital design experience (MBSE)
• Experience developing FPGAs
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and creating variance reports
• Active TS and/or SCI
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