Senior Electrical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Burlingame, California, United States; on-site

Salary: $173,000–$197,000 per year, plus equity

Company

Develops satellite-based navigational intelligence and precise positioning infrastructure for devices worldwide.

What you will do

• Design and own electrical subsystems including power distribution, communications, and fault detection, isolation, and recovery.
• Develop reliable PCBAs, select and derate components, and validate designs for space environments.
• Lead the design cycle from requirements, schematics, layout, and multidisciplinary reviews through test-plan execution.
• Bring up, troubleshoot, and debug electrical systems in the laboratory using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power meters, and related equipment.
• Support assembly, integration, system testing, validation, and satellite payload integration.
• Document designs, define electrical interfaces, mentor engineers, and improve engineering practices and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, power systems, signal integrity, PCB layout, and design for test and manufacturing.
• Experience with embedded control systems using FPGAs, MCUs, and communication buses such as I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-422, and Ethernet.
• At least 5 years of experience taking designs from schematic and layout through manufacturing, testing, and system integration.
• Proficiency with electrical design and simulation tools such as Altium, OrCAD, and SPICE, plus hands-on hardware bring-up, board troubleshooting, and test automation.
• For the U.S. role, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or other protected individuals under applicable U.S. export regulations.

Nice to have

• Experience with satellite systems, bus avionics, or payload electronics.
• Knowledge of space radiation effects, space design practices, and EMI/EMC mitigation.
• Experience with reliability methods including worst-case circuit analysis, component derating, and FMEA.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, team-oriented engineering environment.
• Emphasis on rigorous attention to detail and continuous process improvement.
• Opportunity to build repeatable engineering practices and mentor other engineers.
• Equity included in the compensation package.
• Commitment to an inclusive workplace and equal employment opportunity.