Orbit Fab · 10 hours ago
Electrical Engineer II/III
Lafayette, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expOrbit Fab is dedicated to creating the infrastructure for a thriving in-space economy, focusing on refueling satellites. The Electrical Engineer II/III will develop custom electronics for various missions, ensuring designs meet the harsh conditions of space environments.
AerospaceEnergyInfrastructureManufacturingSpace Travel
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop critical electronics for Orbit Fab's technologies
Architect, plan, and implement electronics for system communication and coordination to meet mission CONOPS
Implement and test electronics to ensure compliance with systems requirements
Assist in overall system design and development, providing input to key decisions and reviews from an electrical engineering perspective
Perform documentation of the structure and functionality of flight electronics
Directly interact with the customers, both government and commercial
Manage electrical focused project/tasks and interactions with contractors and vendors to meet the needs of the project
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, physics, mathematics, or other related discipline
4+ years of demonstrated applicable experience in electronics design and development across multiple projects/programs, including:
Circuit/board design and board bring up
Experience with performing EEE parts stress and derating analysis
Experience integrating custom electronics with hardware actuators and sensors and performing hardware-in-the-loop development
Experience interfacing with firmware engineers to co-develop microcontroller firmware
Expertise in payload electronics integration and harnessing
Experience with key design, detailed analysis, and engineering management tools, including Altium and LTSpice for circuit design and analysis
Experience taking a product from concept phase through prototyping, production, and operation
Expertise working in a diverse, multidisciplinary team environment that includes business communication and diverse engineering disciplines
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Must be willing and able to work a hybrid schedule (3-5 days a week on site) out of our Lafayette, CO office
Preferred
Experience or flight design heritage on LEO and/or GEO missions, especially radiation design of boards for these environments
Experience with communication protocols i.e. SPI, UART, RS422
Experience with fluid, propulsion, or pressure systems
Fundamental understanding of power electronics and converter circuits
Experience with spacecraft and subsystem environment definition (radiation, thermal, EMI/EMC, etc.) and design approaches (at LEO, GEO, and Deep Space)
Experience or flight design heritage with spacecraft and spacecraft subsystem design
Experience with Level 2 Spacecraft Design/EEE-INST-002 or similar standards for spacecraft design
Experience with spacecraft and spacecraft subsystem fabrication, assembly, and test; understanding of qualification, acceptance, and proto-flight verification approaches
A Masters, Ph.D., or other advanced degree in engineering, physics, math, or related discipline
Benefits
Fully covered benefits
Discretionary time off
Flexible work hours
Company
Orbit Fab
Orbit Fab is a supplier of tankers and other infrastructure needed for in-space refueling of satellites.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$47.65MKey Investors
European Space AgencyCoreNest CapitalUK Space Agency
2025-11-21Grant· $3.8M
2025-07-07Series Unknown
2024-07-22Grant· $1.68M
Leadership Team
Daniel Faber
CEO
Recent News
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