Senior Manager of Electrical Engineering

• Capella is looking for an energetic Senior Electrical Engineer Manager who will be responsible for leading and managing a team of electrical engineers who design, develop, and test electrical systems and components
• This role involves supporting project execution, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and driving innovation of our electrical systems within our satellite
• This role will sit within the Spacecraft Engineering team at Capella Space. This team contains a variety of engineering disciplines that design and develop the satellite and payload systems
• Leadership and Management:
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of electrical engineers, providing guidance, support, and performance feedback of a distributed team across two offices
• Assign people to tasks and manage workloads to ensure timely project completion
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment
• Project Oversight:
• Oversee the design, development, and testing of electrical systems and components for our application
• Allocate resources effectively to meet project goals and deadlines
• Support systems engineering requirements
• Technical Expertise:
• Provide technical expertise and guidance on electrical design, integration, and troubleshooting
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements
• Drive continuous improvement in electrical engineering practices and processes
• Compliance and Quality Assurance:
• Ensure compliance with aerospace industry standards, including safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements
• Implement and enforce quality assurance procedures to maintain high standards in all engineering activities

Experience designing modern analog and digital electronics

Skills:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; a Master’s degree or higher is preferred

Strong technical communication skills to be used in a highly collaborative environment

Proven experience in aerospace systems, or similar high reliability industry, and components is highly desirable

Experience designing high reliability systems

Minimum of 12 years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs and systems in a hardware R&D lab environment, with 4 years in a managerial or leadership role

Experience:

Required Qualification

Experience with I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc Ability to work autonomously by determining and evaluating different courses of action independently

Experience in PCB schematic capture & layout

Familiarity with PLM tools and strong revision control practices

Extensive experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, and other test equipment

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.

Learn more about ITAR here Excellent design and manufacturing documentation skills with attention to detail

Experience with Altium designer tools or other similar electronic CAD tools

Knowledge of the PCBA fabrication and assembly process

Understanding of hardware evaluation methodologies, including development of test cases/suites, performance analysis, test automation, and data analysis