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Ursa Major · 8 hours ago

Senior Electrical Engineer

Berthoud, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$120K/yr - $150K/yr

10+ years exp

Ursa Major is revolutionizing aerospace and defense with high-performance propulsion systems. They are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to develop avionics hardware for propulsion systems, ensuring effective integration with measurement and control components.

AerospaceNational SecuritySatellite CommunicationSpace Travel

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop mixed-signal designs and shepherd them through the full product life-cycle, including requirements definition, design, development, qualification and release to production

Support avionics architecture trade studies, analyses, performance characterization and specification, device selection, and roadmap direction

Perform de-rating analysis, worst case circuit analysis, FMECA, and system reliability analysis

Develop avionics systems that interface with sensors and actuators

Support definition and implementation of hardware to software interfaces to implement control law and automated test functions

Support risk analyses, design for test/manufacture/cost, and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies

Participate in program level technology development, mission and safety objectives, and avionics development process improvements

Support rocket engine testing and ground support as necessary

Qualification

Flight avionics experienceMixed-signal circuit designSensorActuator technologiesEMI/EMC practicesAltium proficiencyPython programmingHigh-reliability hardwareTeam collaborationProblem-solvingCommunication skills

Required

Demonstrated experience in delivering flight avionics for aircraft, launch vehicles, or other space applications

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field with 10+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development

Understanding of analog/digital filtering, mixed-signal circuit design, analysis, and test design

Knowledge of signal integrity, power, grounding, and general board layout principles

Understanding of sensor and actuator technologies including: RTD's, Pressure Transducers, DC brushless motors, Solenoid valves, Thermocouples, Hydraulic servo valves, LVDT, RVDT, Rotary/Linear Encoders

Working knowledge of EMI/EMC practices and; MIL-461, DO-160, or FCC compliance

Preferred

Direct experience in launch vehicle avionics systems integration

Graduate degree in related engineering or technical field with 15+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development

Demonstrated expertise designing Class 3 board assemblies

Utilizing IPC 6xx and NASA-STD-8739.n (or similar) standards

Proficiency using Altium (or similar tools) to design complex boards; and experience working with external board manufacturing and assembly vendors

A desire to design mission critical hardware for flight applications

Working knowledge of high-reliability, radiation-tolerant, radiation-hardened flight hardware intended for high altitude and space environments

Proficiency with scripting; programming and analysis/modeling tools: Python, Linux/Windows shell scripting; assembly language, C, C++; MATLAB / Simulink / SPICE (or similar)

Exposure to designing safety or mission critical aerospace flight hardware compliant with DO-254