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Sr Hardware Design Engineer

Greater Seattle Area💼 Full-time💰 $156,802–$156,802🗓 2026-08-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, develop, and test spacecraft avionics systems and power architectures for reusable space vehicles, from component level to integrated system.

Role type

Senior IC hardware design engineer (spacecraft avionics & power systems)

Builds

Critical avionics hardware, wire harnesses, and power distribution systems for spacecraft programs

Domain

Aerospace / Spaceflight / Avionics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Avionics hardware design, power system architecture, hands-on fabrication and assembly, radiation hardening analysis, sensor interface design, schematic capture, PCB layout, SPICE simulation, test plan development, troubleshooting complex hardware

Preferred skills

End-to-end spaceflight avionics development, environmental testing (thermal/vacuum/vibration), high-voltage power systems, systems engineering processes

Technologies

Altium Designer, Cadence, SPICE, CAN, Ethernet, RS-422, I2C, SPI, UART, SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-810

Responsibilities

Design and analyze vehicle power systems (generation, storage, regulation, distribution); perform hands-on fabrication of wire harnesses and prototype electronics; define requirements for sensors and electrical interfaces; collaborate on vehicle layout and packaging; develop schematics and manage PCB layout; create test plans for hardware verification; troubleshoot integrated systems for launch campaigns

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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