Principal Electrical Engineer
Torrance, CA$204k - $255kFull-timePosted 4d ago
About the role
Role to drive development of digital compute and power electronics for high-speed digital communication systems in a space infrastructure company.
Responsibilities
- Drive electrical design for high-speed digital communication systems, implementing RF and mixed-signal designs in complex, multilayer PCBs
- Work with 100G high speed networking, complex digital power trees, and drive system trades for architecture decisions
- Perform schematic capture, layout, and bring-up on a variety of different digital systems including FPGAs, microcontrollers, and their associated peripherals
- Collaborate across hardware and software teams with RF engineers, antenna engineers, FPGA engineers, and firmware engineers to optimize system performance and overall design
- Test prototypes and assess performance in the lab and in the field
- Work with production teams to make testable and manufacturable products that we can integrate in-house
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of professional experience in electrical design
- Experience with end-to-end board design, from architecture and component selection through schematic capture, PCB layout, bring-up, debug, and production
- Experience with mixed-signal electronics design and complex multilayer PCBs, including stack-up definition and material selection
- Experience with troubleshooting EMI/EMC, either conducted or radiated
Skills
Required:RF and mixed-signal PCB designSchematic capture and PCB layoutFPGAs / microcontrollers
Nice to have:Signal integrity / power integrityLab instrumentation and root-cause analysis
Benefits
- equity
- comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- flexible spending accounts
- flexible time off
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- retirement savings plans
- opportunities for professional development
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About northwoodspace
The world runs on space. We’re building the infrastructure to keep it connected.
The world runs on space. We’re building the technology to keep it connected.
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