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# Staff Electrical Hardware Design Engineer

- **Company:** Lunar Outpost
- **Location:** Golden, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $127,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Altium Designer, Systems Engineering, Boolean Algebra, Software Debugging, Ethernet, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, PCI Express, Rapid Prototyping Process, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Data Server Interface, Safety Critical Systems, System-level Testing, Pcb Layout, Physical Design
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3d37814b6926475b

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Schematic development for electrical drafting?, * Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field

 * Minimum of 8 years of professional experience developing electrical hardware for aerospace, spaceflight, or other safety-critical systems
 * Demonstrated experience with spaceflight hardware design, qualification, or flight support
 * Hands-on experience designing high-speed electrical systems, including schematic design and layout-aware signal integrity considerations
 * Experience designing radiation-tolerant or space-rated electronics
 * Strong foundation in analog and digital circuit design, including power regulation, data interfaces, sensing, and control
 * Demonstrated experience with board-level power design, including DC/DC conversion, point-of-load regulation, power sequencing, and protection circuits
 * Experience supporting board bring-up, integration, and troubleshooting in laboratory and vehicle environments
 * Proficiency with Altium Designer for schematic capture, PCB layout coordination, and design release
 * Familiarity with aerospace or NASA standards, review processes, and documentation expectations
 * Ability to independently own complex hardware designs and make sound engineering tradeoffs
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills
 * Self-motivated, organized, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced hardware development environment
 * U.S. Person **

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering
 * Experience supporting NASA programs such as Artemis, ISS, Commercial Crew, or comparable missions
 * Experience designing to SpaceVPX or related modular space avionics architectures
 * Experience with designing high voltage, high power electronics up to 120V
 * Familiarity with high-reliability PCB design practices for harsh environments (thermal cycling, vibration, vacuum)
 * Experience with FPGA- or processor-based systems and embedded interfaces
 * Experience with EMI/EMC design and mitigation for spaceflight hardware
 * Prior experience in an aerospace startup or agile commercial space organization

## Description

* Lead the design and development of electrical hardware for spaceflight systems, prototypes, and ground support equipment
 * Own electrical hardware from concept through flight, including requirements, schematics, PCB layout oversight, bring-up, and verification
 * Design and review mixed-signal circuits incorporating digital logic, analog interfaces, sensing, control, and on-board power conversion
 * Design board-level power architectures, including DC/DC converters, point-of-load regulation, power distribution, sequencing, and protection
 * Develop and support high-speed electrical designs (e.g., LVDS, Ethernet, SpaceWire, PCIe, or equivalent interfaces) with attention to signal integrity
 * Collaborate closely with mechanical, thermal, software, harnessing, and systems engineering to ensure robust hardware integration
 * Support component selection (processors, FPGAs, memories, connectors, converters) with consideration for spaceflight environments
 * Guide hardware trade studies and architecture decisions based on performance, reliability, risk, cost, and schedule
 * Participate in prototype builds, board bring-up, debugging, and root-cause analysis using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc.)
 * Plan and support verification and test campaigns including functional, environmental, EMI/EMC, and system-level testing
 * Prepare and review technical documentation supporting design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), qualification, and flight readiness
 * Serve as a technical mentor to junior engineers, establishing best practices for electrical design and documentation
 * Interface with NASA customers, partners, and vendors as a technical authority for electrical hardware


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