Joblaze summary

In the role of Senior Electrical Engineer at Northwood Space, the individual will focus on developing digital compute and power electronics for high-speed communication systems, ensuring reliable performance across various deployments. Key skills include expertise in mixed-signal design, multilayer PCB development, and experience with high-speed interfaces like 100G Ethernet. This position is suited for professionals with 4-7 years of experience in electrical design, particularly those who can lead cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers. Northwood's hardware team emphasizes reliability and scalability in their innovative space infrastructure projects.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze November 8, 2026. Last confirmed on Northwood Space's careers page November 8, 2026.
This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Northwood Space: Torrance, CA.
Electrical Engineering appears in 3.4% of 2740 comparable senior other roles in United States; Microcontrollers appears in 0.2% of 2740 comparable senior other roles in United States.

Quick facts

How much experience is required?: 4–7 years of relevant experience for this Senior Electrical Engineer (Portal) role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Digital Design, Electrical Engineering, FPGA, Microcontrollers, PCB Design, RF engineering.
Does Northwood Space sponsor work visas for this role?: Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
What seniority level is this role?: Northwood Space targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Senior Electrical Engineer (Portal) role at Northwood Space.

From the original posting

Role:

Northwood is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to help drive the development of our digital compute and power electronics. These complex digital systems ensure that our antennas can meet high-rate processing needs no matter where they are deployed around the world. Our hardware team prioritizes excellent engineering, building end products that are known for their reliability, scalability, and cost.

Responsibilities:

Drive electrical design for high-speed digital communication systems, implementing RF and mixed-signal designs in complex, multilayer PCBs
Work with 100G high speed networking, complex digital power trees, and drive system trades for architecture decisions
Perform schematic capture, layout, and bring-up on a variety of different digital systems including FPGAs, microcontrollers, and their associated peripherals
Collaborate across hardware and software teams with RF engineers, antenna engineers, FPGA engineers, and firmware engineers to optimize system performance and overall design
Test prototypes and assess performance in the lab and in the field
Work with production teams to make testable and manufacturable products that we can integrate in-house

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
4-7+ years of professional experience in electrical design
Experience with end-to-end board design, from architecture and component selection through schematic capture, PCB layout, bring-up, debug, and production
Experience with mixed-signal electronics design and complex multilayer PCBs, including stack-up definition and material selection

Preferred Qualifications:

High-speed digital design experience with interfaces such as multi-gigabit SerDes, DDR, JESD204B/C, and 10/100G Ethernet, including signal and power integrity analysis
Experience with FPGA-or processor-based systems and high-speed data converters
Deep understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC mitigation, PCB stack-up definition, and high-performance board layout practices
Hands-on experience debugging complex hardware systems using advanced lab instrumentation and driving root-cause analysis across board and system levels
Ability to lead cross-functional technical efforts, mentor junior engineers, and make sound engineering tradeoffs in fast-paced development environments
Experience with troubleshooting EMI/EMC, either conducted or radiated

Additional Information:

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Senior Electrical Engineer (Portal)

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