Electrical Systems · Electrical Systems
Satellite Electrical Engineer
Design, analyze and test spacecraft electrical architecture, harnessing, interfaces, protection and flight-qualified electronic assemblies.
Role mandate
Build the capability for the era ahead.
This team member will combine subject-matter depth, sound judgment and disciplined execution to move the mission from architecture to measurable results.
Responsibilities
- Own the Electrical Systems workstream for Satellite Electrical Engineer and deliver measurable technical or operating outcomes.
- Own requirements, interfaces, performance budgets and verification for flight and ground systems.
- Coordinate hardware, software, payload, bus, network and mission-operation dependencies.
- Drive design reviews, risk retirement, integration and readiness through the mission lifecycle.
Required qualifications
- Engineering experience with spacecraft, payloads, RF systems, avionics, antennas or ground systems.
- Working knowledge of requirements management, interface control and verification.
- Ability to perform disciplined analysis and communicate technical risk.
Preferred experience
- Experience taking flight hardware or mission systems through qualification and operations.
- Familiarity with constellation, optical-link or quantum-communications programs.
Scientific and technical requirements
Physics, mathematics and engineering foundations
- Circuit theory, semiconductor devices, power electronics, control systems, electrochemistry, radiation effects and reliability.
- Energy balance, solar-array geometry, battery state estimation, conversion efficiency, fault protection and grounding/bonding.
Mathematics and working equations
- Energy balance ΔE = ∫(Pgeneration − Pload/ηconversion)dt across sunlight, eclipse, maneuver and safe-mode cases.
- Solar-array output P ≈ G A η cosθ with degradation, temperature, radiation and wiring losses included.
- Battery state of charge SOC(t) = SOC0 − (1/Cnom)∫Ibatt dt, corrected for efficiency, temperature and aging.
- Ohm/Kirchhoff laws, P = VI and converter ripple/transient models govern distribution, harness loss and protection coordination.
Hardware, flight and infrastructure components
- Solar cells and panels, deployment wiring, MPPT/solar-array regulator, battery cells/BMS, PCDU, DC-DC converters, switches, fuses and current limiters.
- Harnesses, connectors, grounding network, EMI filters, telemetry sensors and radiation-tolerant power semiconductors.
Software, laboratory and analysis tools
- SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink, power-budget spreadsheets, schematic/PCB tools, harness CAD and parts/derating databases.
- Solar-array simulator, electronic loads, power analyzer, oscilloscope, DMM, hipot/insulation and EMC test equipment.
Verification and mission skills
- Test startup, eclipse recovery, load steps, inrush, faults, latch-up protection, battery abuse limits, EMI/EMC and worst-case end-of-life power margin.
Authoritative technical references
The hiring sequence will follow operating milestones and project requirements. The position may begin through advisory, consulting or project-based work before moving into a full-time role.
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