What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contractor - Electrical Design Engineer (will consider all Sr. levels) position at Redwire Space?
Join our team of innovators and get a chance to work alongside a team of talented, curious people that are passionate about designing and deploying solutions that are accelerating humanity's expansion into space. These cutting-edge capabilities are helping to revolutionize spaceflight. With many more exciting projects on the horizon, our team could use your curiosity, talent and experience to help us Build Above.
Summary
Redwire Space Missions LLC in Jacksonville, FL has a current opportunity for a Contractor - Electrical Design Engineer for up to 6 months. This is a hands-on, circuit design role responsible for the design and analysis of space-qualified power electronics hardware!
Responsibilities
- Design and analyze high-efficiency DC/DC converters, switching regulators, and power switching circuits incorporating GaN FETs and other advanced semiconductor technologies.
- Perform detailed circuit analysis including worst-case, stability, and thermal assessments to ensure compliance with mission requirements.
- Create schematics and documentation using the OrCAD tool suite, and manage PCB layout and design reviews in collaboration with layout engineers.
- Support component selection suitable for space applications, including derating, radiation tolerance, and reliability considerations.
- Generate and maintain design documentation, analyses, and review data packages for internal and customer reviews
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers in circuit design, analysis, and documentation best practices.
- Collaborate with systems, manufacturing, and test engineering to ensure design maturity and production readiness.
Ideal Experience
- BS Degree in an Engineering discipline, Electrical Engineering preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of experience designing electronic circuits using CAD based programs.
- Experience with analog circuit design, including isolated and non-isolated SMPS using discrete components; common and differential mode power filtering; active filter and amplifier design; high-side FET drives with monolithic or discrete solutions; and GaN FET experience a big plus!
- Experience with OrCAD Capture for schematic development and collaboration with PCB layout Engineers
- Experience with SPICE-based simulation tools.
- Experience working with SMPS, Load Switches, Op-Amps and Comparators
- Experience with FPGA, microcontroller, or microprocessor-based control and telemetry interfaces.
Desired Skills
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Experience developing power electronics products for spaceflight applications (e.g., spacecraft EPS, power distribution units, DC/DC modules)
- Demonstrated experience designing DC/DC converters, switching regulators, and power conditioning circuits using GaN FETs or similar high-efficiency switching devices.
- Proficiency with OrCAD and Allegro design tools for schematics capture and PCB layout.
- Proficiency performing worst-case circuit analysis, load regulation, and stability assessments.
- Proficiency with SPICE-based simulation tools (e.g., PSPICE, LTspice) for transient and steady-state analysis.
- Knowledge of EMI/EMC design practices and grounding/shielding techniques.
- Knowledge of derating, radiation effects, and parts stress analysis methodologies.
- Experience supporting hardware test, verification, and troubleshooting at the bench and subsystem level.
- Experience leading electronics design teams throughout the product lifecycle.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to generate clear design documentation and review materials.
- Ability to distill complex technical data into digestible presentation material for customers and executive leadership.
Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.
Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.
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