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Loft Orbital is looking for a Senior Electrical Systems Engineer who thrives at the intersection of hardware and mission-level systems thinking. If you love owning the "big picture" of how power, payloads, and harnessing come together on a spacecraft - and you're not afraid to dig into board-level details when needed - we want you on our team. This is a chance to be the electrical backbone of entire missions, from payload integration through power allocation to CD&H.
About this role:
As a Senior Electrical Systems Engineer, you'll take ownership of mission-level electrical systems work across one or more active programs. You'll:
- Own electrical systems scope for assigned missions - integrating payloads, designing wiring harnesses, and ensuring power is properly allocated and distributed across the vehicle.
- Read and interpret ICDs (interface control documents) to guide harness design and system integration decisions.
- Support CD&H (command and data handling) architecture and requirements for your assigned missions.
- Interpret EMI/EMC test plans and help ensure systems meet electrical compatibility requirements.
- Develop system component requirements and interconnect diagrams that tie hardware together at the mission level.
- Partner closely with board design engineers and program teams, flexing into detailed board design work when your skill set and bandwidth allow.
- Act as a key electrical point of contact for a mission - similar to the role our electrical systems engineers play across current programs, coordinating closely with hardware, mechanical, and systems teams.
This role is ideal for someone who wants breadth - comfortable owning system-level electrical scope end-to-end, with the flexibility to jump into board design work as needed.
Must Haves:
- Strong experience in electrical systems engineering - including harness design, electrical schematics, and power allocation/distribution.
- Ability to interpret ICDs and translate them into harness and interconnect designs.
- Experience developing system component requirements and interconnect diagrams.
- Ability to interpret EMI/EMC test plans.
- Senior-level experience, with comfort acting as the primary electrical owner for a mission or program.
- Comfortable flexing into some board design work as needed.
Nice to Haves:
- Software/scripting capability — comfortable running scripts or debugging code, and managing outside suppliers delivering hardware with embedded software.
- Familiarity with CD&H (command and data handling) systems
- Prior experience supporting multiple missions or programs simultaneously.
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