Senior Electrical Engineer
About Us:
BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company. We own and operate the world's most advanced space-based intelligence platform and provide customers satellite imagery, automated analytics and high-frequency monitoring of strategic locations, economic assets, and events from around the globe. BlackSky is trusted by the most demanding allied military and intelligence organizations and commercial companies to deliver foresight into critical matters that affect national security and the economy. BlackSky's data enables governments and businesses to see, understand and anticipate change as it happens, giving them the ultimate strategic advantage so they can act quickly. Our global team works with cutting-edge technology to make a difference around the world and prides itself on being people-first, customer-focused and fun.
As a part of our Electrical Engineering group, you will be expected to be a key contributor for the design and development of the power subsystem through all phases of system development as well as support the design, development, and production of space electronics through all phases of the product lifecycle. As a power subsystem designer, you will derive and maintain system requirements, participate in component downselections and trade studies, interface with suppliers, and support design reviews through delivery of the spacecraft. You will also own and maintain power budgets and power simulations for a low earth orbit spacecraft. As an electronics designer you will create and review electrical designs, schematics, layouts, and simulations for analog and digital systems. You will also provide general electrical engineering expertise to help solve a wide array of design challenges that arise through the course of design, development, integration, test, launch, and operation of small satellite constellations.
This position reports to the Director, Electrical Engineering and is a hybrid role based out of our Tukwila, WA office.
Responsibilities:
- Be a subject matter expert for the electrical subsystem design for smallsat spacecraft
- Champion all phases of electrical subsystem development: design, integration, test, operations, and maintenance
- Develop and maintain system deliverables such as Power Budgets, System EICDs, and Power Simulations
- Support design reviews to ensure requirements and interface compliance
- Work with mission architects, systems engineers, and program managers to derive and maintain meaningful requirements
- Create and review system-level electrical design documents (e.g. flight harnesses, interconnect diagrams, grounding schemes)
- Work closely with external providers of electronics to review designs, identify and resolve issues and develop integration and test approaches
- Work with integration testers to develop test plans that ensure adequate testing of units and the complete system
- Support a unit production line by being an electrical subject matter expert for issues that may occur
- Support design updates of existing space electronics units by performing component selection and running electrical analyses and simulations
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors of Science (or greater) degree in Electrical Engineering or Embedded Systems
- 6+ years of experience delivering digital and/or analog embedded hardware
- Proficiency in designing spacecraft power system concepts from contract level requirements and Concepts of Operations (CONOPS)
- Familiarity with building Power Budgets for LEO spacecraft and first principals knowledge regarding battery and photovoltaic technology
- Familiarity with designing system validation plans for electric power subsystems.
- Extensive experience developing electronics hardware for space and/or other highly demanding environments (temperature, reliability, radiation, etc.)
- Proficiency in performing schematic capture, perform/oversee layout, and supporting manufacturing at external EMS vendors
- Familiarity with managing and reviewing existing in-house and subcontractor designs/subassemblies
- Proficiency with: troubleshooting and diagnosis of electronics, debug and board bringup, and system level testing methodologies
- Proficiency with Altium or similar tools for circuit design/schematic capture and library management
- A passion for technology and rapid execution of sophisticated space missions
- Must be a US Person
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2-3 years experience with power systems (including battery) design and testing
- Familiarity with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, etc.) or similar tools in an agile development process
- Familiarity with modern requirements management tools (JAMA, DOORS, etc.)
- Familiarity with enterprise MRP/ERP systems
- Famliiarity with Product Assurance best practices for aerospace electronics
- Familiarity with SIMPLIS/SIMetrix electronics modeling
Life at BlackSky for full-time benefits eligible employees includes:
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance
- BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses!
- 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more
- 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
- Employer matching donations
- Professional development
- Awesome swag
The anticipated salary range for candidates in the Great Seattle Area, WA is 120,000 -150,000 per year. The final compensation package offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on specific background and education. BlackSky is a multi-state employer, and this pay scale may not reflect salary ranges in other states or locations outside of the Great Seattle Area.
BlackSky is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity. All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
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