Electrical Engineer
Star Catcher Industries, Inc., located in
Jacksonville, Florida, has an opportunity for an
Electrical Engineer to support the development of space-to-space power beaming spacecraft and the Star Catcher Network, its orbital power grid.
Key Responsibilities
- Support electrical circuit and board design for power distribution, communications, and control under the guidance of experienced engineers.
- Participate in the design and development of electrical circuits and systems, including schematic capture and PWB layout, following the CCA design lifecycle: requirements generation, preliminary design, peer reviews, detailed design, test plan generation, and integration and test.
- Develop and rapidly prototype electrical components and systems to verify their performance and reliability, conduct experiments to validate performance.
- Investigate prototype and integration issues using schematics, measurements, and test data; document root causes, propose design corrections, and verify changes with guidance from experienced engineers.
- Utilize schematic software suites to generate circuit card designs, including schematic capture, constraint-driven layout, simulation, and timing analysis.
- Support the manufacturing and assembly of electrical components and work with suppliers and manufacturers to procure parts, ensuring they meet design specifications and quality standards.
- Engage in R&D to innovate new technologies or improve existing systems to enhance mission capabilities.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate electrical systems and components into spacecraft, satellites, and other systems.
- Create technical documentation, including schematics, specifications, and test plans, to support compliance and future reference.
Ideal Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Foundational understanding of circuit design, electrical schematics, and PCB layout principles.
- Willingness to learn space-specific design practices and standards on the job.
- Creative problem-solving skills, with the capability to develop innovative solutions to advanced engineering challenges.
Desired Skills
- Exposure to high-reliability PCB design and fabrication requirements, such as IPC-6012 Class 3 and applicable space requirements; prior flight-board design experience is not required.
- Experience with Altium Designer.
- Coursework, internship, personal-project, or professional exposure to one or more of the following is preferred: batteries, microprocessors, FPGAs, solar arrays, or power distribution/conversion; prior spaceflight-program experience is not required.
- Foundational electrical analysis skills demonstrated through coursework, projects, internships, or professional experience.
- Hardware debugging skills, with experience operating signal generators, logic analyzers, and digital oscilloscopes.
- Exposure to high-speed memory and network interfaces and protocols.
- Knowledge of digital design techniques and devices.
- Interest in learning spacecraft design, verification, and applicable electrical safety practices.
- Effective communication skills with the ability to work across disciplines, communicate status and technical issues clearly, and prioritize assigned tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Help us deploy and scale space infrastructure that will drive our utilization of space forward! We offer a highly competitive benefits package including access to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, and paid parental leave, in addition to other benefits. 
