Senior Embedded Systems Engineer - Space Systems
Core
Design and own flight-critical embedded hardware and firmware for Earth observation spacecraft and payload systems.
Role type
Senior IC embedded systems engineer (spacecraft hardware/firmware)
Builds
Flight electronics, high-performance embedded compute platforms, FPGA-enabled sensor interfaces, and embedded avionics for on-orbit data processing.
Domain
Commercial space industry, satellite remote sensing, embedded systems
Required skills
Embedded architecture and system design, PCB design (multi-layer, mixed-signal), FPGA development (Xilinx), Embedded Linux drivers (C), Hardware debugging (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers), Embedded power architecture design, SMD/through-hole soldering, Cross-compilation environments
Preferred skills
Xilinx SoCs (Zynq), Vivado design flows, High-speed digital design (LVDS, Ethernet, USB), Embedded GPU platforms (NVIDIA Jetson), Custom Linux images (Yocto, Buildroot, PetaLinux), Docker container optimization for embedded, CI/CD pipelines
Technologies
KiCAD, Xilinx Vivado, C, C++, Rust, Embedded Linux, FPGA, SMD components, Logic analyzers, Oscilloscopes
Responsibilities
Architect embedded hardware and firmware for spacecraft subsystems, Design multi-layer PCBs for spaceflight applications, Lead bring-up of custom flight electronics and embedded subsystems, Develop FPGA-based solutions and embedded Linux drivers, Integrate embedded hardware with spacecraft flight software and payload systems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
