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Director, Electrical Engineering

Houston💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-10 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead and mature a centralized Center of Excellence for electrical engineering to support complex human-spaceflight programs and spacecraft development.

Role type

Director, Electrical Engineering (Strategic Leadership & Hands-on Technical Oversight)

Builds

Human-rated electrical and avionics systems for spacecraft and space infrastructure

Domain

Commercial Spaceflight / Aerospace Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Spacecraft electrical systems, power systems, avionics architectures, safety-critical electronics, engineering standards development, lifecycle management (requirements through certification), cross-program coordination, NASA standards compliance, organizational scaling

Preferred skills

Master's or Ph.D. in engineering, experience with human-rated systems, advanced digital engineering methods

Technologies

Model-based design tools, digital engineering platforms

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the Electrical Engineering organization, establish unified engineering standards and processes, provide technical oversight for complex electrical designs and avionics architectures, drive cross-program coordination to optimize resources, collaborate with NASA and commercial clients on mission-critical solutions, mentor leadership teams and ensure succession planning

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical insight

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