Senior Electronics Engineer

As a Senior Spacecraft Electronics Engineer, you will be designing and
integrating custom components for our next-generation satellite platform.
This includes the design of PCBAs; the selection, evaluation, and
integration of various off-the-shelf components and custom sensors,
radios, and power systems; making last-minute fixes; working with
third-party fabricators and assemblers; and interfacing with the software
and mechanical teams. You may also participate in guiding software and
mechanical design and may be involved at any stage of development including
proof of concept to new product introduction.
What Youll Do:
Electrical Design of Spacecraft electronics including requirement gathering,
architecture and detailed design.
Component selection and circuit level design and simulation where required;
including transceivers and antennas.
Schematic capture and PCB Layout using Altium Designer.
Power supply and power monitoring circuit design.
Design verification through circuit simulations, including worst-case analysis
Signal and Power integrity simulation and analysis.
Peer review of schematics and layouts
Board bring-up, verification and debugging
Lead the validation and qualification process for testing new and existing
systems
Assisting and mentoring other team members to achieve their goals
Mentoring and supporting team members on domain specific technical areas
Key Skills:
Electronics theory, including component knowledge and analogue and digital
circuitry expertise.
Board design including schematic capture, PCB layout using any enterprise
software (Altium preferred) with focus on Design for manufacturing
(DFM) principles.
Experience with FPGA (Zynq RFSoC or similar platform) based designs for
high speed and high data-rate digital signal processing applications.
Strong knowledge of High-speed digital layout design practices (matched
impedance, stack up and manufacturing restrictions) and experience using
SI tools.
Experience with digital communication interfaces (I2C, SPI, CAN,
UART, USB, LVDS, Ethernet)
Experience with Rigid, Flex and Rigid-Flex PCB design
Strong debugging experience and fault identification
Experience with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analysers,
multimeters, spectrum analyzers, VNAs, etc.
Preferred Skills:

Design for IPC-6012DS Class 3A or ECSS-Q-ST-70-12C/60C compliance

Experienced in High power electronic design and thermal management.

SI tools experience like Hyperlynx or equivalent.

Experience with satellite communication systems, including environmental and
component reliability requirements

Knowledge of the physical, link and network layers for wireless
communication modules

RF modem design and implementation (QPSK, APSK, 16APSK, QAM)

Design for FPGA Programming (Verilog, VHDL)

Embedded and DSP programming (C/C, Microcontrollers, DSP)

RF theory and circuit design (Basic link budgets, antennas, analogue
frontends, digitization, materials/stackups, layout etc)

EMI/EMC testing experience with use of shielded and anechoic chambers

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to
work a minimum of three days per week in office.
Access to US export controlled software and/or technology may be required.
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The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Final
base salary for this role will be based on the location, skills,
experience and qualifications. In addition to base compensation, this role
may be eligible for annual equity awards and our employee benefits program,
including vacation, sick, and personal time off; optional medical,
dental, vision, life, and disability coverage; a 401(K) plan;
health and wellness reimbursement program; and participation in Spires
Employe

Salary Range
$130,500 $171,000 USD

Global Perks
Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)
Launch Attendance
Generous Time Off Policy
Education Assistance Program
Empl yee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Family Leave
Fitness Reimbursement
Employee Referral Program
Healthy snacks & beverages in every office

About Spire
Weimprove life on Earth with data from space.
Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the
largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and
algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather