Digital Electronic Design Engineer

Job Expired

Planegg, Germany

Full Time

a year ago

Job description

Here at The Exploration Company we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit, and which carries cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.

We want you as a talented Digital Electronic Design Engineer to help us in our mission by developing the electronic systems we need for our capsule to fly.

You will be successful in this role if you are able to help us:

Designing of digital circuit boards with FPGAs and Microcontrollers for space environment
Designing of digital interface circuitry (Ethernet, PCI(e) RS422 UART, I2C, SPI, etc.)
Write first test software for the system to validate interfaces and hardware functions
Selecting electronical components to be used in space environment

Key Responsibilities

In your capacity as a Digital Electronic Design Engineer, your role will be continuously evolving, but day to day your duties will include:

Circuit functional design and simulation
Schematics entry and layout of the boards (impedance controlled single ended / diff pair lines, termination of high speed digital signals, etc)
Creation of BOM, writing assembly procedure
Writing first test software for the system to validate interfaces and hardware functions
Full test cycle from first power up of prototypes to serial test concept of flight hardware
Creation and adaptation of test scripts in Python
Close working together with Systems Engineers to define capabilities and requirements of the circuit boards

What we would love to see from you

In the role of Digital Electronic Design Engineer ideally, you will have the following:

Finished Bachelors or Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems or similar (can be substituted with several years of relevant work experience)
Relevant work experience in electronics design or test
Digital circuit design and layout experience (KiCAD, Altium Designer, etc.)
VHDL / Verilog knowledge
Hands-on mentality working in the laboratory (Soldering, prototype board debugging, etc.)
C and Python Programming knowledge
Knowledge of radiation effects and radiation related failure mechanisms in electronic circuits is a plus (Single Event Upsets, Single Event Transients, etc.)
Knowledge of environmental qualification and relevant standards ECSS / NASA-HBK/ MIL-STD for parts derating, board design, Interfaces, etc. is a plus
Knowledge of DO-254 standard is a plus.

Why you should join us

What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:

We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind
We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them
We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?

We'd love to hear from you if you wish to be a part of our journey. Please submit your CV now for immediate consideration and we will be in touch shortly.

The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.