Staff Electrical Engineer

Staff Electrical Engineer

The Staff Electrical Engineer is responsible for leading the design and development of high reliability hardware and electrical systems for space flight and similar missions.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead subsystem architecture and interface development for new and existing satellite systems.
• Lead IRAD/CRAD project design, development, testing, and transition to manufacturing.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to continual process improvement.
• Generate requirements, specifications, ICDs, analyses, and test plans. Review documentation, attend reviews, resolve issues, and report results to the customer.
• Document design, analysis, and test results in technical reports and presentations.
• Generate and maintain engineering and manufacturing documentation such as drawings, bills of materials, etc.
• Contribute to specific mission, ground, or space vehicle systems engineering activities. This may include requirements flow down, tracking, verification, and the writing of complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports from advanced studies, special engineering investigations, and similar activities.
• Support integration, testing, and operational readiness of spacecraft and payloads.
• Coordinate engineering design packages with systems engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing, quality, and program management.
• Develop and maintain system power budget.
• Develop electrical system validation and verification plan.
• Develop test plans for electrical components and assemblies.
• Generate verification and validation plans, and work with Integration and Test team to ensure the subsystem meets requirements.
• Oversee spacecraft testing and review test results.
• Prepare and give presentations to peers, management and customers.
• Adhere to all Quality Management Systems standards and procedures.
• Treat all team members with respect and dignity ensuring a collaborative culture is continually developed and maintained.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or another relevant field) with twelve (10+) years of experience. Experience in lieu of education may be considered.
• Experience providing technical leadership or mentoring within engineering teams.
• High level of proficiency with Printed Circuit Board design including schematic capture, layout, test, and manufacturing.
• High level of proficiency with Altium (or similar) for schematic and PCB design.
• High level of proficiency with power electronics design, high speed digital electronics design, and a basic level of proficiency with RF circuit design.
• High level of proficiency with AutoCAD Electrical (or similar) for schematic and layout design.
• A solid understanding of requirements definition, decomposition, and flow-down, architectural trade studies, architectural and interface definition, hardware specifications, interface control, analyses, and verification.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 including Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience with integration of common spacecraft subsystems: power systems (Solar Arrays, Batteries), avionics assemblies, harnessing, ADCS elements, and electro-mechanical subsystems.
• Knowledge of satellite/spacecraft system reliability, contamination control, EMI, space environments (radiation, surface charging, corrosion, etc.), and human factors.
• Experience developing system and subsystem level acceptance plans and qualification testing of space flight hardware.
• High quality written and oral presentation skills

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary Work – occasionally exerting up to 10 pounds of force to carry, lift, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves being stationary most of the time, sometimes requiring moving about the work center on concrete surfaces.
• Computer Work – daily use of laptop, computer monitor screen, keyboard, and mouse, sometimes utilizing a headset with microphone & speakers.

Travel Requirement:

Ability to travel < 10%

Shift/Schedule:

This position is for the day shift generally working 7:00am – 4:00pm or 8:00am to 5:00pm. Some overtime may be expected.

Drug-Free Workplace:

Sidus Space is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies

Total Rewards and Perks:

• Jeans every day
• Regular onsite food trucks
• 5 free company t-shirts for Manufacturing Staff
• Paid Time Off including vacation, sick time and 11 holidays
• Adjustable stand-up desks
• Employee referral bonus program
• Educational assistance and professional training opportunities
• Company golf outings and other social events

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

• All candidates selected will be subject to background investigation and drug screen
• This position requires access to onsite locations managing Unclassified Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information, which is Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals (NOFORN) data. Therefore, to meet NOFORN requirements, you will have to provide proof of US Citizenship and attest that you do not have dual citizenship.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

SIDUS SPACE is an Equal Opportunity Employer fostering a respectful work culture that values all contributors. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation:

Applicants wishing to receive information on Sidus Space's Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [email protected]