Electrical Engineer
Associates Systems LLC - Houston, TX
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US Citizens All Qualified candidates responded to in 24 hours or less. Parttime Status - Increased compensation to offset less hours may be available. Key Responsibilities This position is responsible for: • Interpreting electrical hardware requirements based on the interfacing hardware. • Developing and documenting electrical system requirements. • Conducting concept trade studies and providing electrical expertise to evaluate design options. • Planning and executing verification and validation activities to ensure the electrical design meets all requirements. • Preparing and presenting design progress, approach, and rationale to design review boards. • Ensuring hardware designs meet size, weight, power, and cost budgets. • Authoring, updating, and maintaining hardware specifications throughout the project lifecycle. • Defining and baselining electrical interfaces to ensure seamless system integration. • Performing and/or reviewing electrical analyses. • Overseeing the preparation, review, and release of electrical drawings to ensure technical accuracy and compliance with project schedules. • Authoring detailed assembly procedures to ensure hardware is built to specifications. • Developing test procedures to verify electrical hardware compliance with specifications and drawings. • Executing procurement, manufacturing, assembly, and testing of electrical hardware to meet project milestones and quality standards. • Contributing to safety documentation and presenting to safety review boards as required. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including mechanical, systems, and quality engineers, to ensure project success. • Performing other duties as assigned to support project objectives. • Minimal travel required; occasional evening or weekend work may be necessary to meet project deadlines. Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college. • At least five years of electrical engineering experience in product development for spaceflight, aerospace, or other high-reliability, high-specification equipment. • Proficiency with circuit design and analysis software, such as Altium, for designing electrical systems and circuit boards. • Experience with usage of laboratory equipment to verify and troubleshoot the performance of electrical systems. • Demonstrated experience conducting trade studies for electrical design optimization. • Competent with advanced engineering calculations for electrical circuits. • Excellent organizational and time management skills with sound engineering judgment. • Highly dependable, self-motivated, and accountable, with the ability to work effectively in a team or independently. • U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder). Must successfully complete a U.S. government background check. Desired Qualifications • Experience designing, procuring, manufacturing, and testing hardware for extreme environments (e.g., space, high-temperature, or high-vibration conditions). • Proficient experience with using Altium for PCB design, especially systems with embedded processors. • Experience developing software to test PCB functionality • Power system design, including DC-DC converter design and implementation of DC-DC converters and linear regulators. • Digital measurement of analog sensors, including signal conditioning (with passive components and operational amplifiers), ADC selection, and ADC interfacing.
Created: 2026-03-04