Electrical Design Engineer, Avionics Hardware

About the role

Lanteris Space Systems is seeking an Avionics Electrical Design Engineer, with a focus on digital electronics and firmware design, to join our Bus Electronics Design team. This is a hands-on, on-site position located in San Jose, CA.

Responsibilities

• Subject Matter Expert of one or several avionics units, down to the component and firmware level, with also an understanding of its interfaces to the system level.
• Provide technical leadership and make recommendations to system trades, requirements capture, and design choices and implications, in an often-ambiguous design space.
• Proactive ownership of hardware through design, production, satellite integration, and on-orbit performance.
• Design, analyze, and test digital electronics hardware for use in spacecraft applications. Hands-on prototyping and bring up of designs.
• Documentation of engineering test and qualification plans, execute hardware validation through benchtop and environmental testing, troubleshooting and root cause investigations of anomalous circuit behavior.
• Develop and manage electrical schematics, PCB layouts, and firmware.
• Collaborate with entire cross-functional team (mechanical, thermal, software/firmware, test engineering, supply chain, etc.) to drive project success.
• Support Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM), with customers and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science or a related field, with 8 years of experience minimum.
• Proficiency in the design, simulation, analysis, and test of digital electronics circuits, including microprocessors, microcontrollers, FPGA, System on Chip; high speed communication such as SpaceWire, Ethernet, CAN, RS-422/485; and/or firmware development.
• Proficiency in schematics and circuit board layout considerations for digital and mixed signal electronics, including high speed communications.
• Experience with analysis methods such as circuit stress, derating, and worst-case analysis.
• Experience writing and reviewing firmware code.
• Experience collaboratively working to meet the concerns of adjacent disciplines, such as thermal, mechanical, reliability, manufacturing, and test.
• Hands-on experience with verification & validation (V&V), qualification testing, and troubleshooting at both the hardware and software levels.

Qualifications

• 15 years of relevant experience, including experience leading electrical engineering designs through the full lifecycle.
• Exposure to Radiation Hardened (Rad Hard) designs; single event effects (SEE) and mitigation analysis / methods.
• Familiarity with OpenVPX and SpaceVPX standards.
• Self-motivated, attention to detail, with proactive problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Knowledge of Design for excellence (DFX).

Skills

• Design considerations for reliability, redundancy, FMECA, and radiation effects in a space environment.
• Knowledge of space environment and space mission requirements.

Benefits

Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Pay

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range. The base pay for this position within California is: $123,000.00 - $205,000.00 annually. For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Schedule

On-site position located in San Jose, CA.

Location

San Jose, CA