Xona Space Systems

Xona Space Systems

Electrical Engineer

Burlingame, California

No sponsorshipDetected 12 days ago
CybersecurityPCB DesignAltiumKiCadEmbedded SystemsAvionicsElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignPower ElectronicsCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.
  • This is a highly collaborative, hands-on role with meaningful exposure to satellite avionics, power systems, and system-level integration.
  • For Canada Roles: Successful candidates must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop electrical power subsystems including avionics, power distribution, and interconnect systems
  • Perform schematic capture and contribute to PCB layout design
  • Participate in hardware design, schematic, and layout reviews
  • Develop and execute electrical test plans from breadboard prototypes through flight hardware
  • Support sourcing and selection of electrical components, ensuring compliance with technical and quality requirements
  • Create and maintain electrical interface control documentation (ICDs) for satellite subsystems
  • Support assembly, integration, and test (AIT) activities, including system-level testing and validation
  • Familiarity with electrical design and simulation tools such as Altium, KiCad, and SPICE
  • In this role, you will design, develop, and integrate the electrical systems that power and control our spacecraft.
  • You'll work closely with engineers across multiple subsystems to ensure seamless integration from early design through test and flight.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience taking electrical designs from schematic through manufacturing
  • Hands-on experience with electrical testing and debugging using lab equipment
  • Experience with embedded systems and common peripheral interfaces (I2C, SPI, CAN, Ethernet, etc.)
  • Familiarity with aerospace or high-reliability hardware development processes
  • Experience supporting hardware integration and test in lab or cleanroom environments
  • For U.K. Roles: To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).
  • Exposure to satellite systems, avionics, or electrical power systems (EPS)

Company info

  • We are seeking an Electrical Engineer to join Xona's satellite development team.
  • You'll spend time both designing at your desk and debugging hardware in the lab as part of a team building cutting-edge space technology.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i

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