Electrical Engineer

ROLE: Electrical Engineer - Power Electronics (Senior to Principal Considered)

LOCATION: Houghton, Michigan

TYPE: Full-time, permanent

WORK: On-site

PACKAGE: Competitive salary and benefits

If you have designed analogue power electronics for space and taken flight hardware beyond the prototype stage, this is an opportunity to own what happens next.

You will lead a next-generation power processing unit through validation, radiation and reliability testing, qualification and into production. Your work will then reach orbit and power the electric propulsion systems responsible for manoeuvring operational satellites.

The company builds flight-proven Hall-effect propulsion systems. It has delivered 33 units to a US national-security satellite programme and now produces around 12 systems each month, with capacity continuing to grow.

This is a focused propulsion company backed by an established spacecraft manufacturer. You gain the ownership and speed of a smaller engineering team, supported by the resources and stability of a larger aerospace organisation.

The opportunity

The PPU prototype is complete. The next challenge is turning it into qualified, reliable and repeatable flight hardware.

You will become the technical authority for the analogue and power electronics behind the system.

You will set the technical direction, lead qualification and resolve the difficult electrical and physical challenges involved in moving a complex design into production.

This is not a role where you complete one section of the electronics and hand it over. You will own the product through to flight.

What you will own

• The next-generation PPU through validation, qualification and production
• Analogue and power-electronics design direction
• Radiation, reliability and environmental testing
• Qualification to Class III space standards
• Resolution of technical issues during development and manufacturing
• The transition from prototype into repeatable production
• Technical guidance for junior engineers and interns

Why this is worth leaving a good role for

• See your work move from vacuum-chamber testing to orbit within one to two years
• Become the deciding technical voice on a complex space-electronics product
• Own the full journey from prototype through qualification and production
• Work on one of the most demanding analogue and power systems in the space sector
• Influence engineering decisions across a small, experienced team
• Join a flight-proven business with the backing of a larger aerospace organisation
• Progress toward wider technical leadership or engineering management

Your background

• Direct experience developing electronics for spacecraft or satellites
• Strong analogue and power-electronics expertise
• Experience with radiation hardening, reliability testing and space qualification
• A track record of taking hardware from prototype through fabrication, qualification and production
• Knowledge of Class III space electronics and manufacturing requirements
• Around 10 years or more of relevant engineering experience

This role suits an experienced electrical engineer who wants technical authority, visible impact and the satisfaction of taking complex electronics through qualification, into production and ultimately to orbit.