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About the Role
Samara Aerospace is seeking an Electrical Engineer to lead the design, layout, and testing of printed circuit boards for spacecraft electronics. This role involves end-to-end ownership of designs in a startup environment, requiring strong problem-solving, hands-on testing, and experience with high-density PCB design and electronics integration. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust and manufacturable electronics for the Hummingbird satellite.
Responsibilities
- Own PCB Design from circuit design, schematic capture, and PCB layout through bring up testing.
- Conduct trade studies balancing electrical performance, signal integrity, thermal management, manufacturability, cost, and schedule.
- Collaborate with embedded software engineers during board bring-up, debugging, and hardware-software integration.
- Support spacecraft and board-level integration, including hands-on assistance with electronics assembly, rework, and system testing.
- Plan, support, and analyze board-level acceptance and environmental testing including radiation, vibration, and thermal vacuum (TVAC) campaigns.
- Contribute to documentation, design reviews, and test reports.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 1–3 years of professional experience with PCB design and layout using Altium Designer.
- Familiarity with PCB manufacturing processes, design-for-manufacturing (DFM) principles, and assembly techniques.
- Strong interest in hands-on hardware development and working in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate across disciplines.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Samara Aerospace does not currently sponsor employment visas for this position.
Skills
- PCB design
- Schematic capture
- PCB layout
- Bring up testing
- Trade studies
- Signal integrity
- Thermal management
- Hardware-software integration
- Electronics assembly
- System testing
- Board-level acceptance testing
- Environmental testing
- Radiation testing
- Vibration testing
- Thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing
- Documentation
- Design reviews
- Test reports
- Altium Designer
- High-speed digital design
- Impedance-controlled routing
- Mixed-signal layout techniques
- RF circuit design
- Radio and communication subsystems
- Antenna design and integration
- Hardware qualification
- Test equipment interaction
- Python scripting
- Spacecraft electronics
- Aerospace hardware
- High-reliability hardware
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1-3 years professional experience
Education Level
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
Salary/Compensations
- $130,000-160,000 annually
Benefits
- Early and competitive equity
- Platinum-level healthcare, vision, dental, and life insurance covered 100% for you
- Partial dependent coverage available
- 401k matching at 4% (no vesting)
- Unlimited PTO and sick time
- Catered lunch 3x per week
- Education assistance up to $5,250 per year
- Relocation assistance is available
- 17 paid holidays (including a “winter break” Dec. 24-Jan. 1)
About the Company
- Samara Aerospace is revolutionizing satellite design by addressing the challenges of deploying and managing large satellite constellations.
- Our innovative Hummingbird spacecraft bus offers a modular and scalable platform that streamlines satellite production and deployment, significantly reducing launch costs.
- Hummingbird's compact architecture maximizes launch capacity, making it the most efficient and agile spacecraft in the industry.
- At the core of our technology is the patented Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control (MSAC) system.
- Unlike traditional wheel-based pointing control systems, MSAC utilizes actuators embedded in the hinges of deployable solar panels to provide 3-axis attitude control and active jitter cancellation.
- This design eliminates the need for spinning wheels, reducing mass and potential points of failure, while enhancing pointing precision.
Equal Opportunity
- Employment eligibility will be verified upon hire in accordance with federal law.