Electrical Engineer; PCB & Embedded Hardware Design
Listed on 2026-07-27
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Systems Engineer
Electrical Engineer – PCB & Embedded Hardware Design
Location:
Webster, TX (Houston area)
Salary Range:$100,000-$130,000 annually
Relocation Assistance:None available at this time
Remote/Telework:No – Onsite required
Citizenship Requirement:U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident Green Card holder
Government Screening:Must be able to successfully complete a U.S. government background check
Clearance Required:None
Work Schedule:Full-Time
Travel:Minimal
Position Summary:Aegis Aerospace is seeking a hands‑on Electrical Engineer with professional experience designing, building, and testing printed circuit board electronics to join our Space Flight Systems project team in Webster, Texas. Aegis Aerospace has a long legacy of developing space hardware payloads for the International Space Station and NASA lunar missions, and we are continuing to expand our portfolio with another ISS payload and hardware for a commercial space station.
The selected candidate will serve as an individual-contributor product development engineer responsible for designing electrical circuits and printed circuit board electronics, supporting hardware through procurement, fabrication, assembly, board bring‑up, troubleshooting, and verification testing. This position requires direct involvement throughout the full electrical hardware development lifecycle and close collaboration with electrical, systems, mechanical, software, manufacturing, and quality personnel to ensure designs meet technical, schedule, safety, and mission requirements.
- Design analog, digital, mixed-signal, power, and embedded electrical circuits for spaceflight hardware applications
- Develop electrical schematics and printed circuit board designs using Altium Designer
- Select processors, microcontrollers, integrated circuits, sensors, analog-to-digital converters, operational amplifiers, power converters, voltage regulators, connectors, and passive components
- Develop and maintain component libraries, bills of material, electrical drawings, and design documentation
- Perform or support PCB layout, design-rule checking, fabrication release, and manufacturing documentation
- Coordinate the procurement, fabrication, assembly, and inspection of printed circuit boards and electrical hardware
- Perform initial board bring‑up, functional testing, troubleshooting, and design verification using laboratory equipment
- Identify and resolve electrical hardware issues through circuit analysis, measurement, testing, and design modification
- Develop software, firmware, scripts, or test utilities to verify PCB functionality and electrical system performance
- Design and evaluate DC‑DC converters, linear regulators, power‑distribution circuitry, and related power electronics
- Design analog sensor interfaces, including passive signal conditioning, operational amplifier circuits, ADC selection, and ADC interfacing
- Interpret electrical hardware requirement specifications
- Develop and document electrical system and circuit‑level requirements
- Conduct concept trade studies and evaluate electrical design options
- Perform engineering calculations and electrical circuit analyses
- Ensure electrical hardware designs meet size, weight, power, cost, performance, and reliability requirements
- Define and baseline electrical interfaces to support system integration
- Write and execute test procedures to verify and validate electrical designs
- Prepare and present design progress, technical approach, test results, and design rationale during engineering design reviews
- Prepare, review, and release electrical drawings and specifications to ensure technical accuracy and schedule compliance
- Author detailed assembly, inspection, and test procedures to ensure hardware is built and tested to approved requirements
- Support electrical hardware integration with mechanical assemblies, software, and overall spaceflight systems
- Contribute to safety documentation and present technical information to safety review boards as required
- Collaborate with cross‑functional engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program teams to support project objectives
- Support occasional evening or weekend work as needed to meet project deadlines
- Perform…
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