Sr. Electrical Reliability Engineer

Be more than just an employee number! Join Terran Orbital, a leader in innovation, manufacturing, and operations in the satellite industry. We are a pioneer in the miniaturization of space technologies and the delivery of responsive space solutions. We are a unique, fast-growing, and trusted team focused on quickly and economically designing, building, launching, and operating state-of-the-art satellites for advanced mission constellations.

Terran Orbital is seeking a motivated and experienced Sr Electrical Engineer, to join the Mission Assurance Reliability Engineering team. Reporting to the Director of Mission Assurance, the Sr Electrical Reliability Engineer, Mission Assurance will work within a multidisciplinary team to develop and deliver innovative spacecraft solutions for internal and external customers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Typical projects involve evaluating, diagnosing, and troubleshooting digital systems, distributed power regulation & control circuits, and system interface hardware using commercially available ASICs and processors.
• Complete methodical schematic and PCB layout peer reviews and rigorous documentation of results and recommendations.
• Perform evaluation, design reviews, and benchtop diagnosis.
• Independently and in collaboration with the engineering, production, and testing teams, identify failure modes and root causes and make recommendations for corrective and preventative actions.

• Verify and validate hardware requirements.
• Evaluate electrical block diagrams, architecture diagrams, schematics, circuit analysis, and design presentations.
• Review and evaluate existing schematic designs.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, and system engineers to develop optimal solutions to complex problems, including thermal management, PCB layout and performance, and harness design.
• Develop custom test/diagnostics interface hardware.

• Develop test plans, test procedures, assembly/disassembly procedures, and related documentation.
• Cooperative debug, test, and requirement verification activities.
• Contribute toward continuous design, technology, process, reliability, and yield improvement.
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree
• 5+ years of experience in embedded electrical hardware development
• Experience with PCB design and layout best practices
• System and board level electrical design, test, debug, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.

• Competency with standard test equipment: e.g., oscilloscope, power supply, multi-meter, logic analyzer, circuit probe.
• Experience with common design and test software, e.g., LabView, Altium, Solidworks, TestStand
• Meticulous documentation and attention to detail
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills and ability to provide and receive constructive feedback.
• Experience working effectively in a collaborative team environment and independently

Desired/Preferred Qualification and Skills

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline
• Aerospace-specific electrical engineering experience
• Failure and causal analysis

• Ability to rework circuit boards with surface mount technology
• Skilled in circuit, switching power supply, and SPICE simulation
• Knowledge of diagramming software, including Microsoft Visio
• Coding and debugging of embedded microcontrollers in C/C++
• Experience with FPGA hardware and HDL languages (VHDL Preferred)

• Experience with Xilinx FPGA toolset
• Some exposure to RF system design and test
• Knowledge of common data bus peripherals (I2C, SPI, UART, USB, Ethernet)

Salary Range $110,000-$180,000

Your actual level and base salary will be determined case-by-case and may vary based on the job-related qualification, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer equity for each employee, 100% covered medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) match, unlimited flex time off, covered life insurance, maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referrals, and lots of swag!

Benefits

• 100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Employee Equity Incentive Program
• 401(k) Match
• Unlimited PTO

About Terran Orbital

Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense