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Lunar Outpost, an industry leader in space robotics and planetary vehicles, is seeking a Staff Electrical Hardware Design Engineer to lead the design, development, and maturation of complex electrical hardware for spaceflight and lunar surface systems. This role offers end-to-end ownership of electrical hardware—from architecture and schematic design through layout, test, and integration—with balanced emphasis across power, digital, analog, and high-speed interfaces. You will contribute to pioneering lunar missions, including the Pegasus LTV that will carry NASA astronauts farther than ever before on the lunar surface.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead design and development of electrical hardware for spaceflight systems, prototypes, and ground support equipment
- Own electrical hardware from concept through flight, including requirements, schematics, PCB layout oversight, bring-up, and verification
- Design and review mixed-signal circuits incorporating digital logic, analog interfaces, sensing, control, and on-board power conversion
- Design board-level power architectures, including DC/DC converters, point-of-load regulation, power distribution, sequencing, and protection
- Develop and support high-speed electrical designs (LVDS, Ethernet, SpaceWire, PCIe, or equivalent interfaces) with attention to signal integrity
- Collaborate closely with mechanical, thermal, software, harnessing, and systems engineering teams
- Support component selection (processors, FPGAs, memories, connectors, converters) for spaceflight environments
- Guide hardware trade studies and architecture decisions based on performance, reliability, risk, cost, and schedule
- Participate in prototype builds, board bring-up, debugging, and root-cause analysis using lab equipment
- Plan and support verification and test campaigns including functional, environmental, EMI/EMC, and system-level testing
- Prepare and review technical documentation supporting design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), qualification, and flight readiness
- Serve as technical mentor to junior engineers, establishing best practices for electrical design and documentation
- Interface with NASA customers, partners, and vendors as a technical authority
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience developing electrical hardware for aerospace, spaceflight, or other safety-critical systems
- Demonstrated experience with spaceflight hardware design, qualification, or flight support
- Hands-on experience designing high-speed electrical systems, including schematic design and layout-aware signal integrity considerations
- Experience designing radiation-tolerant or space-rated electronics
- Strong foundation in analog and digital circuit design, including power regulation, data interfaces, sensing, and control
- Demonstrated experience with board-level power design, including DC/DC conversion, point-of-load regulation, power sequencing, and protection circuits
- Experience supporting board bring-up, integration, and troubleshooting in laboratory and vehicle environments
- Proficiency with Altium Designer for schematic capture, PCB layout coordination, and design release
- Familiarity with aerospace or NASA standards, review processes, and documentation expectations
- Ability to independently own complex hardware designs and make sound engineering tradeoffs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated, organized, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced hardware development environment
- U.S. Person requirement
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering
- Experience supporting NASA programs such as Artemis, ISS, Commercial Crew, or comparable missions
- Experience designing to SpaceVPX or related modular space avionics architectures
- Experience with designing high voltage, high power electronics up to 120V
- Familiarity with high-reliability PCB design practices for harsh environments (thermal cycling, vibration, vacuum)
- Experience with FPGA- or processor-based systems and embedded interfaces
- Experience with EMI/EMC design and mitigation for spaceflight hardware
- Prior experience in an aerospace startup or agile commercial space organization
