Spacecraft Electrical Engineer, Irvine, CA, United States

Spacecraft Electrical Engineer

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At Turion Space, we’re building spacecraft to secure Earth and expand humanity’s reach beyond it. As part of our Electrical Engineering team, you’ll help design and build the satellites that make our missions possible.

As an Electrical Engineer at Turion Space, you will take ownership of the design, integration, and testing of electrical hardware that powers our spacecraft bus and payload systems. You will work hands-on across a wide range of development stages from concept to launch. Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to deliver flight-ready electrical systems. This role requires a high level of technical curiosity, a willingness to dive into unfamiliar territory, and the drive to solve complex problems in support of critical space missions

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop high reliability electrical systems and PCBs for satellite devices.

Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test.

Perform PCB troubleshooting and root cause analysis down to component level.

Be responsible for entire satellite electrical system.

Define and lead satellite harness definition and fabrication processes.

Prepare fabrication drawings, assembly drawings, BOMs, and general documentation required for design transfer to fabrication and assembly.

Maintain and update requirements and design documentation throughout the entire system life cycle

Maintain effective communication with all the functional groups to ensure project success (such as mechanical, manufacturing, software, test, and supply chain)

Support on-orbit operations as electrical systems subject matter expert

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required

2-4 years of hardware development experience in PCB board design and layout and electronic system prototyping and validation

Advanced proficiency with design tools for schematic capture (Altium )

Comfortable working in the lab with oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, and logic analyzers

Demonstrates strong technical ability and creativity at a fundamental level

Excellent presentation and communication skills

Strong technical documentation skills

Must be able to obtain a Secret and/or a TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

Passion for space and curiosity for electronics in high-reliability applications

Excitement for making systems smarter, better, faster, cheaper

Experience making products or systems work with minimal time and resources

Experience with developing fundamentally new hardware, not just incrementally updating legacy hardware

Experience with circuit simulation tools such as LTSpice

Soldering skills on surface mount and thru-hole components

Experience with switching power supply design.

Experience with requirements management

Experience with system verification and validation

Embedded systems and microcontroller implementation and programming

Understanding of analog high speed and differential signal routing

Experience with high performance digital processors, FPGAs, memory chips, or network switches

Experience with circuit board design-for-manufacturability, productization of electronics

ITAR Requirements:

This position may include access to technology and/or software source code that is subject to U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. or , (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Benefits: We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package designed to support the well-being and professional growth of our employees. In addition to a competitive base salary and company stock, determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, and market demand, full-time employees are eligible for:

Health Insurance : Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.

Retirement Plans : Access to a 401(k) plan to help you plan for your future.

Paid Time Off : Generous vacation days, personal days, and holidays to ensure you have time to recharge.

Professional Development : Opportunities for ongoing training, workshops, and courses to advance your skills and career growth.

Team Building Activities : Regular social events, team outings, and company-sponsored activities to foster a positive work environment.

We are dedicated to providing a supportive and enriching environment for our team members, recognizing that our collective success is built upon the well-being and satisfaction of each individual.

Turion Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Turion Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by , , , , /, veteran status, status, , , , marital status, mental or physical or any other legally protected status.

Compensation Range: $100K - $150K

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Location:: Irvine, CA, United States
Job Type:: FullTime
Category:: Architecture And Engineering Occupations

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