Capella Space

Capella Space

Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering

Louisville, CO · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$193k-$220kDetected 33 days ago
Data AnalysisPCB DesignAltiumSystems EngineeringElectrical EngineeringTest AutomationLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Capella's culture is built on collaboration, rigorous engineering, and a shared commitment to delivering solutions that strengthen global stability and security.
  • Capella values curiosity, resilience, and a willingness to tackle hard problems with precision and creativity.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of electrical engineers, providing guidance, support, and performance feedback of a distributed team across two offices.
  • Assign people to tasks and manage workloads to ensure timely project completion.
  • Oversee the design, development, and testing of electrical systems and components for our application.
  • Support systems engineering requirements.
  • Implement and enforce quality assurance procedures to maintain high standards in all engineering activities.
  • Capella, an IonQ company, spans national security, advanced sensing, and next-generation compute to deliver secure, mission-ready intelligence.
  • Capella is looking for an energetic Senior Electrical Engineer Manager who will be responsible for leading and managing a team of electrical engineers who design, develop, and test electrical systems and components.
  • This team contains a variety of engineering disciplines that design and develop the satellite and payload systems.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 12 years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs and systems in a hardware R&D lab environment, with 4 years in a managerial or leadership role.
  • Proven experience in aerospace systems, or similar high reliability industry, and components is highly desirable.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
  • Understanding of hardware evaluation methodologies, including development of test cases/suites, performance analysis, test automation, and data analysis

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
  • a Master's degree or higher is preferred.

Skills

  • Extensive experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, and other test equipment
  • Experience with I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
  • Experience designing modern analog and digital electronics
  • Experience in PCB schematic capture & layout
  • Experience with Altium designer tools or other similar electronic CAD tools
  • Experience designing high reliability systems
  • Knowledge of the PCBA fabrication and assembly process
  • Familiarity with PLM tools and strong revision control practices
  • Ability to work autonomously by determining and evaluating different courses of action independently
  • Strong technical communication skills to be used in a highly collaborative environment
  • Compensation

Compensation

  • The annual salary range for this role as it is posted is $ 192,979 - $ 220,000.
  • The final job level and annual salary will be determined based on the education, qualification, knowledge, skills, ability, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location and calibrated against relevant market data and internal team equity.
  • In addition to an opportunity to take part in an innovative, collaborative and fast-growing business with a highly motivated and skilled team, we also take pride in taking care of our employees.

Benefits

  • In addition to an opportunity to take part in an innovative, collaborative and fast-growing business with a highly motivated and skilled team, we also take pride in taking care of our employees.
  • We provide extensive medical coverage, including strong vision and dental plans, flexible spending accounts, and additional supplemental health options.
  • Stock option grants for new hires
  • 401K Plan to invest in your long-term retirement goals
  • Parental Leave
  • Paid Flexible Time Off Policy
  • Commuter & Parking Benefits
  • Mental Health Resources
  • Monthly Phone Stipend

Company info

  • https://www.capellaspace.com/ and follow us on X and LinkedIn to see our SAR imagery!

Equal opportunity

  • Capella is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and upholding equitable hiring practices.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic under federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
  • We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process.
  • If you need assistance or require an accommodation during the job application process, please notify recruiting@capellaspace.com
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