Space Kinetic develops a propellant-free electromechanical payload-deployment system and patented mechanism to eject diverse small payloads at high velocities from host satellites for space and missile defense applications.
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">A New Paradigm For Space Operations.</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559737":-360,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <div><strong><span data-contrast="none">Who We Are:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559737":-360,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></div> <div> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Space Kinetic is a dual use space technology startup building a completely new architecture for space operations – one that brings the advantages of proliferated drone technology (low-cost, operationally flexible, attainable, distributed) to space missions while reducing the ecosystem's reliance on consumable fuel. In a world where many companies are focused on incrementally improving the status quo, we are focused on creating something entirely different – an architecture underpinned by new first principles to meet the opportunities and challenges of the third space age head-on. Our goal is to move away from one-to-one space architectures – where each satellite in a constellation has one (or a small # of) primary payloads attached to the bus -- and unlock a ‘one-to-many’ system, where each satellite has a large number of payloads which can be deployed from their host spacecraft at high velocities without firing a thruster.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">This is not a role for someone looking for a traditional 40-hour work week. Space Kinetic is building ambitious, first-of-its-kind technology, and that requires urgency, ownership, and a high level of commitment to changing the foundational assumptions for everything we do in space.<span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559731":0}"> </span></p> </div> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">What You’ll Do:</span></strong> </p> <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW223954710 BCX8">As a <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Electrical </strong></span><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW223954710 BCX8">Hardware Design </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW223954710 BCX8">Engineer</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW223954710 BCX8"> </span></strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW223954710 BCX8">you will own the design, development, integration, and testing of circuit cards and related </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW223954710 BCX8">electronics</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW223954710 BCX8"> hardware for spacecraft and other advanced aerospace and defense systems. You will work closely with mechanical, software, systems, manufacturing, and test engineers to develop </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW223954710 BCX8">space rated </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW223954710 BCX8">flight hardware that performs reliably in demanding environments.</span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Design, develop, and validate schematics, PCB layouts, circuit cards, electrical interfaces, and supporting electronics hardware.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own circuit card design from concept through schematic capture, PCB layout, bring-up, debugging, testing, and release.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Develop analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics designs for embedded systems, sensors, actuators, controllers, and related flight hardware.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Perform component selection, circuit analysis, worst-case analysis, derating reviews, and design trade studies.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Support PCB stack-up definition, grounding strategies, signal integrity considerations, power integrity considerations, and EMI/EMC design practices.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Work closely with mechanical and thermal teams to support electronics packaging, board-level thermal management, heat dissipation strategies, and environmental constraints.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Develop and execute electrical test plans for circuit cards, subsystems, and integrated hardware.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Collaborate with firmware, software, and controls teams to integrate electronics hardware with embedded processors, sensors, communication interfaces, and control systems.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Support design for manufacturability, design for test, prototype builds, supplier coordination, and transition from engineering development to repeatable production.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Drive rapid design iterations in a hands-on development environment where hardware is designed, built, tested, and improved quickly.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <div><strong><span data-contrast="none">What It Takes:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></div> <div> </div> <div><strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">Basic Qualifications: </span></strong></div> <div> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering discipline.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">7+ years of professional electrical engineering experience.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience designing electrical hardware, circuit cards, schematics, and PCBs for spacecraft, satellites, aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability applications.</span><span da