Contractor - Electrical Engineer; consider Sr. levels

Overview

Join our team of innovators and get a chance to work alongside a team of talented, curious people that are passionate about designing and deploying solutions that are accelerating humanity's expansion into space. These cutting‑edge capabilities are helping to revolutionize spaceflight. With many more exciting projects on the horizon, our team could use your curiosity, talent and experience to help us Build Above.

Redwire Space Mission LLC in Littleton CO or Jacksonville, FL has a current opportunity for a Contractor — Electrical Design Engineer for up to 6 months. This is a hands‑on, circuit design role for a wide range of customers ranging from commercial Cube Sats, larger GEO spacecraft, moon shot missions, and beyond! We are looking for someone that has a wide range of experience in PCA and PCB design, mentoring junior engineers, and planning for future projects with management and customers.

• Responsible for the design, build, and test of space-based electronics for multiple projects. Proving out a design using simulation and mathematics.
• Collaborating design with Software, Mechanical and Operations to bring a product from concept to production.
• Act as an engineering team lead on small to medium sized projects.
• Serve as a mentor to engineering design team.
• Assist with developing architecture solutions with Systems Engineering and Program Management and other functional groups.
• Assisting with new business development efforts by interfacing with customers and business unit teams.

• Analog circuit design experience:
  • Experience designing isolated and non-isolated SMPS using discrete components. Using power bricks does not count.
  • Common and Differential Mode power filtering.
  • Active filter and amplifier design.
  • High Side FET drive experience with either monolithic or discrete solutions.
  • GaN FET experience a big plus!
• BS Degree in an Engineering discipline, Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of experience designing electronic circuits using CAD based programs.
• Proven track record of successful product release.
• Simulation experience with a Spice based tool.
• Experience working with SMPS, Load Switches, Op‑Amps and Comparators.
• Need some experience with either microcontrollers, FPGAs, or embedded processors.

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience developing power electronics products for spaceflight applications (e.g., spacecraft EPS, power distribution units, DC/DC modules).
• Demonstrated experience designing DC/DC converters, switching regulators, and power conditioning circuits using GaN FETs or similar high‑efficiency switching devices.
• Proficiency with OrCAD and Allegro design tools for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Proficiency with SPICE‑based simulation tools (e.g., PSPICE, LTspice) for transient and steady‑state analysis.
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC design practices and grounding/shielding techniques.
• Experience supporting hardware test, verification, and troubleshooting at the bench and subsystem level.
• Experience supporting qualification and acceptance test campaigns, including TVAC, vibration, and EMI testing.
• Experience leading electronics design teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to generate clear design documentation and review materials.
• Ability to distill complex technical data into digestible presentation material for customers and executive leadership.

$67.03 - $90.00 per hour

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.

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 U.S. Some positions may also require U.S. 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