Electrical Engineer
TransAstra
Other Engineering
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Posted on Nov 23, 2022
Location
Los Angeles, CA Job Type
Full-time Experience
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About the role
Duties and Responsibilities:
- With guidance from senior engineers, the selected candidate will:
- Design electromechanical systems, including the specification and procurement of motors, actuators, sensors, etc.
- Design, adapt, and maintain laboratory data acquisition systems
- Perform experiments and analyses on RF systems
- Provide support on multidisciplinary engineering problems and projects
Required Qualifications/Experience:
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering (or related field)
- Minimum GPA of 3.5
- Engineering Programming (Python, Matlab, C/C++, VBA, etc.)
- PCB layout, circuit design, and soldering experience
- Strong experience with microcontroller systems (Arduino, Raspberry Pi etc.)
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Hands-on experience in laboratory or testing environment
- U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder (due to the export-controlled nature of our work)
- Available for a minimum of 40 hours a week
- Must be currently located in (or able to relocate to) the Los Angeles area
- Excellent written and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications/Experience:The ideal candidate will also have experience in a minimum of 4 of the following additional categories:
- Data Acquisition Systems
- Microcontrollers, Motor Controls, Sensors, & Related Electronics
- Electromechanical Systems Design
- Power electronics and/or high voltage electronics
- Space electronics engineering and vacuum electronics
- Plasma Physics
- Optics
- CAD Design (Solidworks preferred, AutoCAD or NX acceptable)
- Image Recognition and Computer Vision
About TransAstra Corporation
TransAstra is the best place for hard core technical engineers to work in the space industry. Zero paperwork, 100% substance. We rapidly prototype, test to failure, and learn every day. You get more experience here in a few months than years working at NASA.