Principal Electrical Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)
Core
Design, build, and operate high-reliability electrical hardware for Starmind, a satellite constellation providing on-orbit AI compute and data center workloads.
Role type
Principal Electrical Hardware Engineer (AI Satellites)
Builds
Custom compute electronics, memory, networking, power systems, and flight computers for orbital AI data centers.
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Systems / On-orbit AI Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Mixed-signal circuit design, PCB layout and stackup, component selection, schematic capture, hardware bring-up and debugging, power electronics, high-speed digital systems, RF design, FPGA integration, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), Serdes, analog/digital converters, Python, C/C++
Preferred skills
Full life-cycle hardware development, aerospace systems experience, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
FPGAs, DDR4, Serdes, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, power supply components
Responsibilities
Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, test, and on-orbit performance of complex electrical designs; determine layer stackup, perform component package selection, component placement, routing feasibility studies, and signal routing of digital, analog, RF, and power conversion of PCBs; create and release documentation for PCB fabrication; collaborate with internal teams and PCB vendors to improve design rules and DFM guidelines; work closely with mechanical, thermal, software, test engineering, and supply chain engineers to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship
