True Anomaly
Staff Electrical Engineer
2mo ago
USALeadavionicscircuit designschematic designhardware designpower distribution
Senior technical leader responsible for avionics architecture and design of flight-critical electronic assemblies for spacecraft.
Responsibilities
- Lead avionics architecture definition and trade studies, driving decisions on processing, data transport, power distribution, and redundancy that shape the spacecraft electrical system
- Own the end-to-end design of complex electronic assemblies — from requirements capture, schematic design, and component selection through prototyping, bring-up, debugging, and release to production
- Collaborate with system architecture development across cross-functional teams including software, GNC, propulsion, and systems engineering
- Lead preliminary and critical design reviews for avionics subsystems, ensuring designs meet program requirements and spacecraft-level performance goals
- Conduct and review derating analysis and worst-case circuit analysis for flight hardware
- Define and drive interface control between avionics boards and other spacecraft subsystems, including power, RF, payloads, and harness
- Perform system-level integration of avionics hardware and software, including embedded firmware interfaces and communication buses
- Perform first article testing, unit-level testing, and production testing of avionics assemblies
- Support hardware through production, integration, launch, and on-orbit commissioning
- Define validation approaches and create development and qualification testing campaigns to exercise designs to their limits and ensure reliable hardware
- Drive compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and quality assurance processes across the avionics subsystem
- Develop and maintain documentation for avionics systems and components, including design specifications, interface control documents, test plans, and operating procedures
- Mentor junior engineers to improve design skill sets and increase capabilities within the organization
- Continuously improve electrical engineering processes and practices to drive innovation and efficiency
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in electrical engineering
- Demonstrated spacecraft flight heritage — experience designing, building, and delivering electronic hardware that has operated on orbit
- Experience with embedded firmware development and hardware/firmware co-design
- Advanced experience in PCB and PCBA design using Altium Designer or equivalent ECAD tools
- Experience with system-level avionics architecture, including processing, power distribution, data interfaces, and redundancy schemes
- Strong understanding of common spacecraft communication interfaces (RS-422/RS-485, SPI, I2C, SpaceWire, Ethernet)
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex technical efforts and drive them to completion
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain or obtain TS// SCI clearance
- Work Location —this role will be onsite at either our Centennial, CO or Long Beach, CA locations, with travel to other sites as needed.
- Work environment —the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
- Physical demands —the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.
- This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below. #LI-Onsite
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
- True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us.
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Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Experience with FPGA SoC development and VHDL/Verilog
- Familiarity with spacecraft power systems, propulsion interfaces, and communication subsystems
- Experience with radiation-tolerant design practices and mitigation of radiation effects on COTS components
- Knowledge of industry standards and regulations related to spacecraft electrical systems, including EEE-INST-002, GSFC-STD-7000 (GEVS), and MIL-STD-461
- Experience with simulation tools such as SPICE, MATLAB, and Simulink
- Experience with worst-case circuit analysis and derating analysis for space-grade hardware
- Familiarity with configuration management and requirements traceability tools
- Experience working in a fast-paced, startup environment or a similarly dynamic setting
Conditions
- Base Salary: $175,000-$265,000
- Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave
- Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.
Other
- Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.
- OUR MISSION
- True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.
- OUR VALUES
- Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
- What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
- It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.
- YOUR MISSION
- As a Staff Electrical Engineer, you will be a senior technical leader responsible for driving avionics architecture decisions and owning the design, development, and delivery of flight-critical electronic assemblies for True Anomaly's spacecraft. You will shape how our avionics systems are defined, integrated, and proven — bridging board-level design with system-level thinking to deliver hardware that meets the demands of space.