Hiring: Staff Electrical Hardware Design Engineer Company: Physics World Location: Louisville, CO Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 14:56:16 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Embedded Systems, FPGA, Firmware, Python, SOC, Systems Engineering About the job Experience: •8+ years of experience designing and debugging PCBAs Required Skills: •Own the full electrical design lifecycle for complex spaceflight hardware: Concept of operations, requirements engineering, schematic capture, layout, bring-up, test, and manufacturing handoff •Develop robust analog/digital designs for mission-critical systems under environmental and performance constraints •Organize collaborative cross disciplinary design reviews sharing feedback and shaping solutions with a team of experienced engineers •Provide critical input to schedule planning, hardware requirements, and process improvements •Lead board-level bring-up and debugging, integrating firmware/software/FPGA with embedded systems •Define test plans and verification strategies that meet flight readiness requirements •Play a key role in scaling up our manufacturing facility bringing hardware from prototype to low-volume production •Collaborate across teams- mechanical, RF, software, FPGA/SoC, and systems to ensure seamless integration Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field •Proficiency in Altium Designer (or similar ECAD tools) •Applied hands-on capability in lab instruments •Solid understanding of digital buses (I2C, SPI, UART, RS422, CAN, USB, PCIe, Ethernet etc.) •Operational familiarity with board bring-up, test planning, and design verification workflows •Strong documentation habits and organizational skills •Master's degree in electrical engineering or related field •Operational familiarity with high-speed design or impedance-controlled layouts •Basic scripting or automation in Python or C for hardware test workflows •Exposure to radiation effects and mitigation in electronic design Compensation: •$145,920 - $192,047 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!