Senior Electrical Engineer, LeoLabs

• If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here
• BSEE (or equivalent) with 7+ years of experience in PCB design for complex mixed-signal systems
• Expert proficiency in Altium Designer, including library and database management
• Proven ability to take designs from schematic through layout, fabrication, and bring-up
• Strong understanding of PCB manufacturing processes, materials, and tolerances
• Experience with power distribution, grounding, and EMI/EMC best practices
• Excellent documentation and version control habits within a collaborative hardware team environment

Desirable

• This position is based full-time onsite at our Menlo Park, CA headquarters, where you will work closely with our RF, Mechanical and Embedded engineers
• At LeoLabs, the Hardware Engineering Team designs, develops, manufactures, and deploys the advanced radar systems that provide persistent orbital intelligence to our customers worldwide
• As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will lead advanced PCB layout, schematic design, and electrical integration across LeoLabs’ next-generation radar hardware
• You will serve as the team’s eCAD domain expert—owning Altium library management, layout standards, and design governance—while contributing directly to the development of complex, high-performance electronics
• Occasional international travel may be required to support hardware deployment and site activities. This role reports directly to the Hardware Engineering Manager.
• Lead PCB layout and collaborate on schematic design for radar subsystems including power, control, timing, and RF
• Own and maintain LeoLabs’ Altium libraries, templates, and eCAD standards across multiple design teams
• Develop and communicate best practices for layout, stack-up, grounding, and routing of high-speed and high-current designs
• Collaborate closely with RF, mechanical, and embedded software engineers to ensure robust integration
• Interface with manufacturers to drive DFM/DFT improvements and resolve production issues
• Support prototype bring-up, board validation, and troubleshooting through hands-on lab testing
• Contribute to overall electrical architecture and system-level design reviews
• Within 1 month, you will:
• Complete our onboarding program designed to get you up to speed on our business, vision, and team
• Learn about our existing radar designs and product roadmap
• Gain familiarity with current Altium library structures and design standards
• Within 3 months, you will:
• Lead layout and schematic updates for an active radar board design
• Define improvements to our eCAD libraries and design workflows
• Begin collaborating with the RF and mechanical teams on board integration
• Within 6 months, you will:
• Own Altium library and template governance for the Hardware Engineering team
• Release multiple PCB designs for prototype fabrication and test
• Improve layout review processes and documentation standards
• Within 12 months, you will:
• Lead electrical design across multiple radar subsystems in active development
• Transition new designs from prototype into production
• Mentor junior engineers on layout best practices and design discipline