Lead and coordinate the Electrical Engineering team, including technical assignments, work prioritization, mentoring, design reviews, and engineering execution.
Remain actively engaged in hands-on electrical engineering while providing technical leadership to other engineers.
Design electrical circuits and systems for use in spaceflight equipment, including embedded systems, with limited supervision or oversight.
Design and/or program embedded systems in support of spaceflight hardware, payload interfaces, and related ground support equipment.
Assist MISSE customers and Principal Investigators to ensure active experiments and payloads meet ISS and MISSE requirements, are delivered to Aegis Aerospace on time, can be integrated as planned, and will function as planned on-orbit.
Work closely with Aegis Aerospace integration engineers and designers in support of MISSE payload integration.
Design electronics and software to interface with customer active experiments and payloads and assist with their integration and testing.
Support MISSE avionics, including design, upgrades, maintenance, performance, legacy system understanding, and troubleshooting.
Assist with safety reviews and other verification activities.
Write software code as required.
Produce build packages for vendor quotes and production, including bills of materials, fabrication drawings, component lists, and related documentation.
Perform hands-on assembly and testing of flight hardware and/or ground support equipment.
Plan and/or support environmental testing of spaceflight hardware.
Review electrical and embedded circuit and system designs created by others and provide constructive technical feedback.
Present electrical and embedded circuit and system designs for technical review and incorporate feedback as appropriate.
Develop and maintain project budgets and schedules.
Work with vendors and suppliers on component selection, manufacturing, and related technical coordination.
Support on-orbit operations, manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing.
Stay current on electronic and circuit design technologies and engineering best practices.
Communicate technical status, priorities, assigned work, and project initiatives clearly with team members, customers, and project stakeholders.
Support extended work schedules as required.
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Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college.
Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive electrical and embedded circuit and system design experience with high-specification equipment resulting in fielded products.
Minimum of five (5) years of experience developing spaceflight and/or aerospace hardware.
Minimum of three (3) years of project engineering experience.
Demonstrated experience leading or supervising electrical engineering personnel in a technical development environment.
Demonstrated ability to remain technically hands-on while leading engineering activities and personnel.
Knowledge of digital circuit design, digital communication protocols, logic control systems, and electronic circuit design.
Strong analytical and design skills with the ability to develop creative and practical engineering solutions.
Current knowledge of electrical component and embedded system design and use.
Familiarity with the effects of spaceflight on electrical components and the ability to appropriately select components for spaceflight applications.
Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision while also leading and contributing effectively within a team environment.
Proficiency in Altium or similar circuit design software.
Proficiency in basic or advanced project management tools.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Experience with C, C++, and other common programming languages.
Experience with analog instruments.
Strong time management and organizational skills.
Dependable and accountable, with the ability to work effectively in a dynamic engineering environment.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to perform hands-on work involving equipment, tools, meters, electrical hardware, and related assembly or test activities.
Ability to operate a computer and other standard productivity equipment.
Prior experience directly supervising or managing engineers, including assigning work, establishing priorities, mentoring team members, and overseeing technical execution.
Experience outside of the space industry, in addition to space industry experience.
Experience supporting MISSE payloads, ISS payloads, spaceflight hardware, or related ground support equipment.
Experience with embedded systems design, avionics upgrades, and troubleshooting legacy spaceflight systems.
Experience supporting environmental testing of spaceflight hardware.
Experience developing vendor-ready build packages, including bills of materials, fabrication drawings, and component lists.