Electronics Engineer: In-space Propulsion

2 months ago


Christchurch, New Zealand Dawn Aerospace Full time

Dawn Aerospace, based in both New Zealand and the Netherlands, is a space transportation company providing in-space satellite propulsion to its customers globally and developing a same-day reusable spaceplane.

The company has achieved a series of significant milestones in the past 12 months, including launching 21 propulsion units to space from Europe and the USA and completing the successful first flights of the suborbital spaceplane, the Dawn Mk-II Aurora. Dawn was named Hi-Tech Startup Company of the Year (2020), Emerging Business of the Year at the NZ International Business Awards (2021) and won the Supreme Award for medium/large business at the Westpac Champion Business Awards (2021, Canterbury).

We are looking for a skilled and motivated person to undertake electrical engineering responsibilities for in-space propulsion spacecraft systems. The individual will be working closely with all vehicle sub-teams to design and implement electrical solutions from high-level requirements, all the while contributing to our goal of achieving scalable, accessible and sustainable spaceflight.

**Responsibilities**
- End-to-end ownership of electrical systems - from specification through design, prototype, validation, manufacturing and integration
- Coordination with component suppliers
- Project management for the full life cycle of development to production, by actively managing development, and test schedules through to the manufacturing, ensuring timely delivery of flight hardware
- Production of flight hardware, prototype development, selection of vendors and production methods
- This role may require travel domestically and internationally

**Requirements**:
**Required experience**
- Bachelors or Masters in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
- Experience in selection and use of analogue sensors and signal conditioning circuits
- Experience with circuit simulation software
- Ability to rework and manually assemble electronics to a high standard
- Experience writing embedded software for ARM processors
- Experience with PCB design and working with EDA software, such as Altium, Cadence or KiCad
- Experience working with digital communication busses, including I2C, CAN, SPI, RS-485
- Experience with testing, troubleshooting and debugging electronic hardware
- Proven oral and written communication skills (English)

**Desired experience**
- Basic understanding of mechanical design fundamentals
- Circuit board testing and automation
- Experience in programming languages such as Python, C or C++
- Experience with version management systems such as Git

**Important**:
If you think you have what it takes but are unsure that you check every box, we still want to hear from you. Your ability to creatively solve complex challenges and practical experience in designing/building/coding technology tops specific qualifications or tools.

**About Dawn Aerospace**:
Dawn Aerospace is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To all recruitment agencies: Dawn Aerospace does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, our employees, or any other company location. Dawn Aerospace will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.


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