Space HW Designer & EEE Parts Engineer

Space HW Designer & EEE Parts Engineer

ARQUIMEA

Madrid, Spain

We are looking for a for a Space Hardware Designer & EEE Parts Engineer to join our Electronics team and contribute to the development of advanced avionics and electronic systems for space applications.

Tasks to be performed:

• Design and develop electronic hardware for space avionics, payloads, and platform subsystems.
• Define hardware architectures and develop analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics solutions.
• Select, evaluate, and manage EEE parts according to ECSS/ESCC standards, reliability requirements, radiation constraints, and mission needs.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation including schematics, component lists, derating and worst-case analyses, and verification reports.
• Support PCB layout reviews considering EMC, thermal behavior, manufacturability, reliability, and testability.
• Perform hardware integration, debugging, verification, and support qualification and acceptance testing activities.
• Collaborate with procurement, manufacturing, product assurance, and suppliers to ensure compliant and reliable hardware development.
• Participate in design reviews, non-conformance analysis, and risk mitigation activities throughout the project lifecycle.

Required skills, experience and candidate profile:

• Degree in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.
• At least, 5 years of experience in hardware design or EEE parts engineering for space or high-reliability industries.
• Strong knowledge of electronic hardware development and verification processes.
• Experience with EEE parts selection, qualification, derating, reliability, and procurement for space applications.
• Knowledge of analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics design.
• Ability to interpret datasheets, qualification reports, and reliability documentation.
• Familiarity with EMC, thermal, manufacturability, and testability considerations in electronic systems.
• Experience preparing technical documentation and supporting project milestones and reviews.
• Fluent level of English.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with ECSS, ESCC, MIL-PRF, NASA EEE-INST, or similar standards/frameworks.
• Knowledge of radiation effects on electronics (TID, SEE).
• Experience with space communication interfaces such as SpaceWire, CAN, RS-422, LVDS, SPI, I²C, Ethernet, or MIL-STD-1553.
• Experience with ECAD tools such as Altium Designer, OrCAD, Cadence, or Mentor Graphics.
• Familiarity with reliability and safety analysis methodologies such as FMEA/FMECA, WCA, PSA, or MTBF prediction.
• Experience supporting qualification and acceptance campaigns for flight hardware.
• Knowledge of configuration control, non-conformance management, and space project documentation.