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Job description
About the Role
Join a small, fast-moving team in the space and defense sector as its first dedicated electrical and computer engineer. You will lead development of a satellite flight computer and help build the compute electronics for AI workloads in orbit.
What You'll Do
Design and own the flight computer for a satellite mission, with this as the primary focus during your first 90 days.
Perform hands-on breadboarding, hardware bring-up, and debugging in the Los Angeles lab in collaboration with engineering leadership.
Work with manufacturing partners to develop electronics and compute systems for a full-scale satellite.
Shape high-speed interconnect choices, including NVLink and SerDes, and assess photonics and optical interconnects.
Write firmware and platform software for payload systems as needed.
What We're Looking For
Between 0 and 15 years of electrical and computer engineering experience, including at least one year at a high-growth, venture-backed startup or experience in a zero-to-one environment.
A degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
End-to-end custom board or system-board design experience, including schematics, high-speed PCB layout, bring-up, and debugging.
Knowledge of high-speed digital design, signal integrity, and power integrity.
Experience with GPUs, accelerators, SoCs, or large ASICs is useful, as is familiarity with photonics, silicon photonics, optical interconnects, or networking.
Experience working directly with contract manufacturers or original design manufacturers is beneficial.
Space, satellite, or radiation-hardened hardware experience is beneficial. Startup experience is expected alongside any aerospace prime or government contractor background.
Must be authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $120,000 to $220,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site, five days per week in Los Angeles, California.