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Lifecycle Electrical Engineer (Prism) - New Grad

Northwood Space, Torrance, CA

Posted pay

$105K–$145K

a year

Location: Torrance, CA
Work type: Not given
Level: Entry level
Experience: 2+ years
Skills in the job text: FPGA
PCB design
Posted: 8 days ago
Last check: 1 h ago
Job type: Hardware and robotics

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The role

As a 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.

What you will do

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

What you need

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or a related field
2-4+ 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

Nice to have

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

Pay and benefits

Electrical Engineer/Level 1: $105,000-$127,000 per year

Electrical Engineer/Level 2: $125,000-$145,000 per year

Additional Information

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

About Northwood Space

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array and parabolic ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions.

If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.

Legal notes

Northwood Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Northwood Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know at accommodations@northwoodspace.io

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Money raised: $505MSum of funding rounds on record
Newest round: Series CNov 2, 2026

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