At Redwire Space, we develop innovative spacecraft and space systems that enable missions in very low earth orbit, geostationary orbit, and beyond. Our team in Littleton, CO designs, builds, and deploys advanced spaceflight hardware that supports some of the industry's most challenging missions.
Redwire Space Missions, LLC in Littleton, CO has an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Engineer (all senior levels). This role will own board-level electrical design from concept through spacecraft integration, contributing to power distribution, power conversion, embedded monitoring and control, and high-performance computing platforms. Your designs will fly on unique Redwire spacecraft operating in demanding VLEO and GEO environments.
Responsibilities
- Design and analyze high-efficiency power electronics, including DC/DC converters, switching regulators, and power distribution circuits.
- Design mixed-signal circuits supporting embedded monitoring, control, telemetry, and sensing functions.
- Develop schematics and PCB layouts using industry-standard ECAD tools.
- Lead hardware bring-up, integration, and validation testing of electrical designs.
- Perform detailed circuit analyses, including worst-case, stability, thermal, and performance assessments to ensure compliance with mission requirements.
- Select components suitable for space applications, considering derating, radiation tolerance, reliability, and performance requirements.
- Collaborate with systems, manufacturing, and test engineering teams to ensure design maturity and production readiness.
Ideal Experience
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum 5 years of experience designing electronic circuits using industry-standard ECAD design tools.
- Experience designing analog and power electronics, including isolated and non-isolated switched-mode power supplies (SMPS).
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using tools such as Altium Designer, OrCAD X, or similar platforms.
- Experience with SPICE-based circuit simulation tools.
- Experience with FPGA, microcontroller, or microprocessor-based embedded systems and telemetry interfaces.
- Ability to travel as needed, up to 10% on average.
Desired Skills
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum 8 years of experience developing electronics boards for space-based electrical power system (EPS) products.
- Demonstrated expertise in designing high-reliability power conversion and conditioning circuits using advanced switching technologies, including GaN FETs.
- Experience working with power management and signal conditioning circuits, including load switches, op-amps, and comparators.
- Proficiency performing circuit analysis and verification, including worst-case analysis, load regulation, stability assessment, and simulation.
- Knowledge of EMI/EMC design practices, grounding techniques, and shielding methodologies.
- Knowledge of derating analysis, radiation effects, and parts stress analysis methodologies.
- Experience performing board bring-up, verification, validation, troubleshooting, and root-cause corrective action (RCCA) activities at the unit and subsystem level.
- Experience leading electronics design efforts throughout the product lifecycle.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop design documentation and effectively present complex technical information to customers and leadership audiences.
Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.
For Colorado positions:
Pay Range
$114,500 - $185.00/yr.
How We Determine What We Pay (Compensation Philosophy)
Redwire determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company. For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant’s level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will receive higher pay.
Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.
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. Learn more about the ITAR
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