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Electrical Engineer

Inflection Space Systems · Culver City, CA · On-site

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About Inflection Space Systems

About Inflection Space Systems Inflection Space Systems is redefining how spacecraft are designed and manufactured. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

Inflection is seeking an experienced electrical engineer to own Inflection’s vertically integrated spacecraft avionics architecture and power system. This role reports directly to the CTO. This is a full-time, onsite role based out of Inflection’s HQ in Los Angeles, CA.

What they're looking for

  • Own spacecraft avionics and power architecture, from requirements through flight hardware fabrication and test
  • Design, build, and test PCBAs for power conversion, power distribution, computing, and communications functions
  • Manage vendors and subcontractors
  • Lead board bring-up, electronic assembly integration, and environmental testing, diagnose and resolve hardware anomalies as they arise
  • Support on-orbit spacecraft operations
  • Design for reliable, repeatable production
More about this role

About the role

Inflection is seeking an experienced electrical engineer to own Inflection’s vertically integrated spacecraft avionics architecture and power system. This role reports directly to the CTO. This is a full-time, onsite role based out of Inflection’s HQ in Los Angeles, CA.

What you'll do

  • Own spacecraft avionics and power architecture, from requirements through flight hardware fabrication and test.
  • Design, build, and test PCBAs for power conversion, power distribution, computing, and communications functions.
  • Manage vendors and subcontractors.
  • Lead board bring-up, electronic assembly integration, and environmental testing; diagnose and resolve hardware anomalies as they arise.
  • Support on-orbit spacecraft operations.
  • Design for reliable, repeatable production.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of electrical engineering experience delivering complex hardware.
  • Experience in circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, power electronics, and embedded interfaces.
  • Experience with spacecraft power systems including energy storage and power generation.
  • Hands-on board bring-up and debugging skills, with demonstrated ownership from design through qualification and...

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