Electrical Design Engineer, Capella Space
$101.5-168k
+ Equity. Salary will vary across experience ranges
Office located in Louisville, CO
Earth observation satellites & intelligence
Job no longer available
Earth observation satellites & intelligence
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$101.5-168k
+ Equity. Salary will vary across experience ranges
Office located in Louisville, CO
201-500 employees
Company mission
To enable a richer understanding of our planet through the power of SAR technology.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for people excited about tackling seemingly impossible challenges, learning new skills and concepts, and helping each other achieve success
- 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs and systems in a hardware R&D lab environment
- Understanding of hardware evaluation methodologies, including development of test cases/suites, performance analysis, test automation, and data analysis
- Extensive experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, and other test equipment
- Experience with I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc
- Experience designing modern analog and digital electronics
- Experience in PCB schematic capture & layout
- Experience with Altium designer tools or other similar electronic CAD tools
- Experience designing high reliability systems
- Knowledge of the PCBA fabrication and assembly process
- Excellent design and manufacturing documentation skills with attention to detail
- Experience working with contract manufacturers to procure components, work through issues, and successfully assemble PCBAs
- Ability to work autonomously by determining and evaluating different courses of action independently
- Strong technical communication skills to be used in a highly collaborative environment
- Soldering and PCB rework skills
- Experience in C or Python or software in general is a plus
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Capella Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable
What the job involves
- In this position you will be a key member of the spacecraft team at Capella
- The spacecraft team is responsible for the design, build and test of everything that ultimately goes into space
- On the spacecraft team, you will be collaborating cross-functionally with RF systems design, flight software, ground software, mechanical, and spacecraft operations teams
- You will have significant responsibility and autonomy to deliver product while working on all phases of design, test, and production
- Capella is looking for an energetic electrical hardware design engineer with experience in designing, testing, and troubleshooting prototype and flight systems down to the component level
- This role will include work across the entire PCBA design lifecycle from requirements definition to schematic design, layout, design verification testing, production, manufacturing acceptance testing, debug and integration into the system
Our take
Earth observation, in the form of satellite imagery, is in high demand. With climate change, supply chain, and defense operations all requiring high-quality observation data, the race is on to provide the clearest, most timely images - and Capella Space is one private company leading the charge.
Capella Space commands a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation in low-earth orbit that clients can use to access real-time visibility of facts on the ground. As the first US company to do this, it's won a leading slate of customers that include the US National Reconnaissance Office, the US Air Force, Geospatial and RSI.
As the urgency of addressing global issues increases, the demand for Capella Space’s services is almost certain to rise. This puts the company in a great position, having already established itself as a key player in the market. In 2025, Capella Space was acquired by IonQ, which will be integrating Capella’s satellite infrastructure with its quantum technology to create a space-based QKD network.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2023
$60m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Apr 2022
$97m
SERIES C
Total funding: $234m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Parental leave program
- Flexible Paid Time Off policy
- Commuter and parking benefits
- Mental health resources
- Monthly phone stipend
- 401K Plan
- Dog-friendly work environment & pet insurance options
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Frank Backes
(CEO)President at IonQ as well as President, Founder and Director at Space ISAC. Formerly Senior Business Consultant at Modern Technology Solutions and SVP of Kratos Space Federal at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions.
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