Spacecraft Electronics Engineer
Core
Designing and integrating custom electronics components, PCBAs, sensors, radios, and power systems for next-generation satellite platforms.
Role type
Spacecraft Electronics Engineer (IC)
Builds
Custom satellite electronics subsystems and PCBAs for Spire's multi-purpose satellite constellation
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Systems / High-Speed Digital Electronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Analog and digital circuit design, PCB layout (Altium), FPGA design (Zynq MPSoC/RFSoC), High-speed digital layout, Signal and Power integrity analysis, Embedded/DSP programming (C/C++), Lab equipment operation (oscilloscopes, VNAs)
Preferred skills
IPC-6012DS/ECSS-Q-ST-70-12C compliance, High power electronic design, Thermal management, SI tools (Hyperlynx), EMI/EMC design, RF electronics design
Technologies
Altium Designer, Zynq MPSoC, RFSoC, Verilog, VHDL, C/C++, Hyperlynx, SpaceWire, PCIe, Gbit Ethernet
Responsibilities
Electrical design (architecture, detailed design, schematic capture, PCB layout), Component selection and circuit simulation, Board bring-up, validation, and debugging, Peer review of designs, Assisting in system qualification testing
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
