Electrical Engineer

ORBION SPACE TECHNOLOGY INC • Houghton, MI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Orbion Space Technology is looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our team in Houghton, Michigan! The Engineer will work with Orbion’s electrical R&D team, contract manufacturing partners, manufacturing, and test engineering teams to support current products and develop state of the art electronics hardware for spacecraft electric propulsion systems.

Requirements

• Must meet definition of a US Person
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar from an ABET accredited program.
• 2+ years’ experience developing electronic hardware for space, aerospace, automotive, or similar high reliability applications.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a fast-paced team environment with minimal supervision.
• Strong hands-on development experience with at least two of the following: analog circuit design (filters, amplifiers, etc.), digital/FPGA design, power electronics (switching converters, linear regulators, magnetics, etc.), or digital peripherals (memory arrays, ADCs, DACs, etc.).
• Demonstrated proficiency using PCB design software (e.g. Altium) and circuit simulation tools (e.g. SPICE).
• Proficiency with typical electrical test equipment – DMMs, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, loads, etc.
• Demonstrated hands-on electronics skills including soldering, rework, polymerics, or cable/harness fab.
• Familiarity with the electrical engineering product lifecycle, ranging from requirements development through parts selection, design, manufacture, test, and operations.
• Willingness to travel on occasion (10%).

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years’ experience developing electronic hardware for space, aerospace, automotive, or similar high-reliability applications.
• Experience with qualification and acceptance testing of electronics for extreme environments (e.g. TVAC, shock, vibe, etc.).
• Experience with space radiation effects on electronics.
• Experience with EMI/EMC design principles and testing (e.g. MIL-STD-461).
• Experience with EEE Parts & Reliability Engineering, which may include: high-reliability part selection, derating, up screening, reliability analysis, and familiarity with industry standards/best practices such as EEE-INST-002, MIL-HDBK-217, AEC-QXXX, etc.
• Familiarity with Design-For-Manufacture (DFM) or Design-For-Test (DFT) principles.
• Familiarity with NASA or IPC workmanship standards such as J-STD, 8739.X, or WHMA-A-620.

Responsibilities

• Drive conceptual design, architecture trades, and requirements for the formulation of novel spacecraft electronics.
• Create and support electrical designs throughout entire product lifecycle including part selection, schematic capture, board layout, manufacture, and test.
• Collaborate with analysts to develop parts stress, thermal, radiation effects, and vibroacoustic analyses for your designs.
• Drive the development, planning, and execution of risk-reduction, acceptance, and qualification test campaigns.
• Create and review documentation (e.g. test plans, test procedures, work instructions, electrical schematics).
• Incorporate Design-for-Manufacture (DFM) or Design-For-Test (DFT) principles as you guide new designs through development, first article builds, and volume-production.
• Utilize manufacturing test data and trends to drive improved design requirements.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing on the development and procurement of special fixturing or test equipment to support manufacturing and test operations.
• Lead product failure investigations in an integrated product team environment driving necessary changes to design, manufacturing, or test.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Enjoy a very competitive starting salary based on your knowledge and experience.
• employees enjoy a flexible work schedule, company paid health insurance, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, paid time off (vacation, paid holidays, sick days), contribution matching retirement plan, and short-term disability coverage.
• Relocation assistance is available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level