Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Laser Powder Bed Fusion Printers (Raptor)
Core
Design, build, and integrate electrical systems for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) printers used to mass-produce Raptor rocket engines.
Role type
Senior Electrical Design Engineer (Hardware/Embedded)
Builds
High-volume production LPBF printers for Raptor engines
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing / Additive manufacturing / High-power electronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Circuit design, PCB layout, schematic capture, embedded microcontroller design, FPGA development, high-speed data acquisition, motion control, EMI/EMC design, signal conditioning, switching power converters, root cause analysis, test setup design, hardware validation, MATLAB/Python for test automation
Preferred skills
Industrial automation, laser systems, high-power electronics, additive manufacturing equipment, rapid product delivery, board-level rework, circuit simulation, worst-case analysis
Technologies
Altium, Circuit Maker, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, RS422, MATLAB, Python
Responsibilities
Design new electrical hardware and PCBAs; create fabrication documentation; drive changes to schematics and mechanical drawings; perform root cause investigations; design and execute hardware validation tests; collaborate with cross-functional teams on system integration; manage component selection and prototyping.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC