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Electrical Engineer
Accepting applicationsEthereal Space · Denver Metropolitan Area
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Company Description Ethereal Space is a pioneering commercial company building a dedicated space weather satellite constellation to monitor hazardous solar activity and its impact on spacecraft and Earth-based industries. The organization focuses on conditions across the Sun, solar wind, magnetosphere, and ionosphere to protect critical space infrastructure. Its team is composed of seasoned aerospace and defense professionals with extensive experience in designing and developing missions in both GEO and LEO orbits. The company has deep expertise in advanced spacecraft instruments, including spectrometers, atmospheric sounders, profilers, GNSS technologies, EO/IR imagers, and radar altimeters. Ethereal Space has successfully led multiple global missions, handling satellite assembly, integration, testing, launch, and operations for government and commercial partners. We are a small, fast-moving team developing, integrating, launching, and operating real spacecraft systems to deliver mission-critical environmental and space weather data.
Our team works across spacecraft hardware, embedded systems, software, mission operations, and payload integration. This role is a strong opportunity for an early-career electrical engineer who wants hands-on responsibility and direct exposure to flight hardware.
Role Overview
Ethereal Space is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support the design, development, testing, and integration of spacecraft electrical subsystems. This role will focus on spacecraft bus hardware, including power systems, command and data handling, avionics, payload interfaces, harnessing, and embedded electronics.
You will help ensure our spacecraft electrical systems are reliable, testable, manufacturable, and ready for integration with a variety of payloads. The ideal candidate is comfortable working hands-on with hardware, debugging circuits, contributing to board-level design, soldering and reworking PCBs, and supporting spacecraft integration and test activities.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and test electrical hardware for satellite flight systems, including power systems, avionics, command and data handling, and payload interfaces
Develop and review schematics, PCB layouts, wiring diagrams, and harness designs for spacecraft subsystems
Collaborate with software, firmware, mechanical, and systems engineers to integrate electrical hardware into spacecraft platforms
Select and evaluate electrical components, including connectors, regulators, sensors, batteries, and interface hardware, for suitability in LEO spacecraft applications
Participate in design reviews and contribute to engineering best practices, documentation, and test procedures
Debug and troubleshoot issues across the electrical hardware stack during development, integration, environmental testing, and mission operations
Rework, repair, and modify existing PCBs as needed, including moderate-density surface-mount designs
Program, test, and help debug firmware for embedded systems
Support spacecraft integration, mission readiness, launch preparation, and early on-orbit operations
Perform other engineering duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
0–1 years of professional electrical engineering experience; recent college graduates are encouraged to apply
Experience with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as KiCad, Altium, or similar
Familiarity with embedded electronics, circuit design, and electrical test equipment
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced technical environment
Strong soldering skills, including surface-mount rework
Interest in spacecraft systems, small satellites, embedded hardware, and mission-driven engineering
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with satellite, spacecraft, CubeSat, or small-satellite hardware
Experience with embedded systems in electromechanical domains such as robotics, drones, vehicles, or aerospace systems
Familiarity with electrical power systems, batteries, solar arrays, and power regulation
Experience with open-source engineering tools, including Git, Linux, command-line tools, and KiCad
Experience working in a fast-paced, small-team engineering environment
Security clearance or eligibility to obtain one
What We Offer
401(k)
Health, dental, and vision benefits
Flexible PTO
Hands-on work with spacecraft that are being built, tested, launched, and operated
Opportunity to contribute directly to a commercial satellite constellation and mission-critical space weather systems
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume and a brief note describing their interest in spacecraft electrical systems and hands-on hardware development.
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Our team works across spacecraft hardware, embedded systems, software, mission operations, and payload integration. This role is a strong opportunity for an early-career electrical engineer who wants hands-on responsibility and direct exposure to flight hardware.
Role Overview
Ethereal Space is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support the design, development, testing, and integration of spacecraft electrical subsystems. This role will focus on spacecraft bus hardware, including power systems, command and data handling, avionics, payload interfaces, harnessing, and embedded electronics.
You will help ensure our spacecraft electrical systems are reliable, testable, manufacturable, and ready for integration with a variety of payloads. The ideal candidate is comfortable working hands-on with hardware, debugging circuits, contributing to board-level design, soldering and reworking PCBs, and supporting spacecraft integration and test activities.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and test electrical hardware for satellite flight systems, including power systems, avionics, command and data handling, and payload interfaces
Develop and review schematics, PCB layouts, wiring diagrams, and harness designs for spacecraft subsystems
Collaborate with software, firmware, mechanical, and systems engineers to integrate electrical hardware into spacecraft platforms
Select and evaluate electrical components, including connectors, regulators, sensors, batteries, and interface hardware, for suitability in LEO spacecraft applications
Participate in design reviews and contribute to engineering best practices, documentation, and test procedures
Debug and troubleshoot issues across the electrical hardware stack during development, integration, environmental testing, and mission operations
Rework, repair, and modify existing PCBs as needed, including moderate-density surface-mount designs
Program, test, and help debug firmware for embedded systems
Support spacecraft integration, mission readiness, launch preparation, and early on-orbit operations
Perform other engineering duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
0–1 years of professional electrical engineering experience; recent college graduates are encouraged to apply
Experience with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as KiCad, Altium, or similar
Familiarity with embedded electronics, circuit design, and electrical test equipment
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced technical environment
Strong soldering skills, including surface-mount rework
Interest in spacecraft systems, small satellites, embedded hardware, and mission-driven engineering
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with satellite, spacecraft, CubeSat, or small-satellite hardware
Experience with embedded systems in electromechanical domains such as robotics, drones, vehicles, or aerospace systems
Familiarity with electrical power systems, batteries, solar arrays, and power regulation
Experience with open-source engineering tools, including Git, Linux, command-line tools, and KiCad
Experience working in a fast-paced, small-team engineering environment
Security clearance or eligibility to obtain one
What We Offer
401(k)
Health, dental, and vision benefits
Flexible PTO
Hands-on work with spacecraft that are being built, tested, launched, and operated
Opportunity to contribute directly to a commercial satellite constellation and mission-critical space weather systems
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume and a brief note describing their interest in spacecraft electrical systems and hands-on hardware development.
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