Over time, there is opportunity to grow ownership of specific PAT subsystems and take on more independent technical leadership within the PAT and EE domains.
Key job responsibilities
Flight Data Analysis & Simulation Correlation
Analyze flight telemetry data and compare against simulation predictions — identify discrepancies, characterize on-orbit behavior, and support anomaly investigations
Run and maintain simulation environments to reproduce flight scenarios and validate model fidelity against observed data
Help narrow down root causes by correlating flight data trends with known model behaviors and hardware characteristics
Production Failure Support & RCA
Support production and on-orbit failure investigations — review data, identify patterns, and help narrow down failure modes
Assist with electrical RCAs and help debug board-level issues
Contribute to failure analysis reports and corrective action documentation
Support production ramp activities requiring EE analysis and hardware troubleshooting
FPGA Verification & Test Vector Development
Develop and maintain test vectors to verify PAT FPGA implementations against Simulink reference models
Run bit-accurate simulations, compare outputs, and flag discrepancies between model and FPGA behavior
Work with existing models of PAT control loops and state machines — run simulations, generate test cases, and validate behavior
Support model-in-the-loop (MIL), software-in-the-loop (SIL), and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) verification activities
Electrical Engineering Support
Contribute to trade studies for data converter selection and signal chain architecture
Support board-level testing, characterization, and troubleshooting for analog and mixed-signal circuits
Assist with electrical design reviews
Support production ramps and RCAs from an electrical and controls perspective
Documentation & Configuration Management
Document test procedures, results, RCA findings, and discrepancy investigations clearly
Help maintain version-controlled models, scripts, and test artifacts
Contribute to test reports, review materials, and configuration management records
Export Control Requirement
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
3+ years experience in a hardware-adjacent controls, test, or systems engineering role
MATLAB/Simulink proficiency — comfortable running models, interpreting results, building test cases, and debugging issues
Experience with reading schematics and understanding digital/analog signal interfaces
Experience with control system fundamentals — feedback loops, transfer functions, stability concepts
Experience with working across disciplines — comfortable interfacing with EE, FPGA, and mechanical teams
Experience analyzing test or flight data to identify trends, anomalies, and correlations
Data converter (ADC/DAC) electrical characteristics, architectures, and design tradeoffs (SNR, ENOB, linearity, settling time), including basic understanding of sampling theory, decimation/interpolation filters, and anti-aliasing as they relate to converter performance in closed-loop control systems
Analog and mixed-signal board-level design and troubleshooting best practices (power integrity, signal integrity, grounding)
Experience with production hardware debug and root cause analysis
Low-noise design techniques (grounding, shielding, power supply filtering)
Filter design basics (active/passive, analog/digital)
Digital interface protocols (SPI, I2C, LVDS, CAN, Ethernet) and use cases
Basic programming experience (Python, C, or scripting for test automation)
Awareness of radiation effects (SEU, TID) on semiconductor devices
Thermal considerations for space-qualified electronics
Experience in aerospace or defense environments
MATLAB/Simulink, Python, Git, lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, spectrum analyzers), FPGA tools (Vivado/ModelSim), real-time platforms (Speedgoat/dSPACE), schematic capture and PCB CAD tools
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USA, WA, Redmond - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually
