Senior Electrical Engineer (Prism)
Join Northwood as a Senior Electrical Engineer to enhance and operate advanced ground segment networks for satellite missions.
Posted by employer 2 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Own electronics systems deployed in Prism systems
- Observe performance and degradation of electronics
- Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions
- Provide design and analysis inputs
- Test prototypes and assess performance
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or a related field
- 4-7+ years of professional experience in electrical design
- Experience with end-to-end board design
- Hands-on experience debugging complex hardware systems
Nice to have
- Experience driving root cause and corrective action campaigns
- Hands-on project team experience
- Deep understanding of signal integrity and power integrity
- RF design or test experience
- High-speed digital design experience
- Power electronics design experience
Practical constraints
- Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
Requirements
- Experience
- 4–7 years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement.
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Lifecycle Electrical Engineer at Northwood Space, the individual will focus on the operation and enhancement of advanced ground segment networks, managing the design and performance of RF, power, and high-speed digital electronics. Key skills include extensive experience in end-to-end board design and hands-on debugging of complex hardware systems. This position is suited for professionals with 4-7 years of experience in electrical engineering, particularly those with a background in high-performance board layout and RF design. Northwood's vertically integrated approach emphasizes rapid deployment and real-world impact in space communications.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze November 4, 2026. Last confirmed on Northwood Space's careers page November 4, 2026.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$128,000).
- Starts above 10% of 29 comparable senior other roles in United States that list RF we track (median $165,000 across 8 companies).
- RF appears in 2.1% of 2578 comparable senior other roles in United States; Signal integrity appears in 0.2% of 2578 comparable senior other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Northwood Space lists $122,400–$225,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- 4–7 years of relevant experience for this Senior Electrical Engineer (Prism) role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: PCB Layout, RF, Signal integrity, high-speed digital design, power electronics.
- 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 (Prism) role at Northwood Space.
From the original posting
Role:
As a Senior Lifecycle Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for operating and improving the world’s most capable ground segment network. You will own the designs of deployed modules and circuitry spanning RF, power, and high-speed digital electronics. You will drive investigations into fielded systems and develop component and subsystem updates to fielded designs.
Responsibilities:
Own electronics systems deployed in Prism systems from cradle to grave, spanning RF, power, and high-speed digital electronics
Observe performance and degradation of electronics deployed on Prism systems
Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions on in factory and deployed ground station
Provide design and analysis inputs to drive reliable design, test, and qualification campaigns
Drive design improvements to modules, from design to schematic capture to layout, manufacture, and deployment
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, Physics 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
Hands-on experience debugging complex hardware systems using advanced lab instrumentation and driving root-cause analysis across board and system levels
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience driving root cause and corrective action campaigns with thorough and systemic processes: fish bone, 5 Whys, etc.
Hands-on project team experience (Formula SAE, rocketry, CubeSat, etc.)
Deep understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC mitigation, PCB stack-up definition, and high-performance board layout practices
RF design or test experience with LNAs, power amplifiers, filters, or up/down converters (gain, noise figure, compression, spurious)
High-speed digital design experience with FPGAs, SerDes, data converters, or 10/100G Ethernet, including signal and power integrity analysis
Power electronics design experience, such as DC-DC converters, sequencing, and protection circuits
Experience with troubleshooting EMI/EMC, either conducted or radiated
Experience with mixed-signal electronics design and complex multilayer PCBs, including stack-up definition and material selection
Compensation:
Electrical Engineer/Level 3: $122,400-$153,000 per year
Electrical Engineer/Level 4: $144,000-$180,000 per year
Electrical Engineer/Level 5: $180,000-$225,000 per year
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