Electrical & Computer Engineer

About Our Client

Our client is an aerospace and AI infrastructure startup solving the terrestrial power and cooling bottlenecks of artificial intelligence. Backed by top-tier venture capital and led by an exit-proven founder our client designs compute-native satellites that host high-performance GPUs in orbitleveraging uninterrupted solar energy and natural space cooling to run AI inference at scale.

Why You Should Join

• Hardware That Flies Fast: Avoid multi-year bureaucracy. The first satellite integration is already underway shipping early next year for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission.
• Complete Technical Ownership: As our clients first dedicated Electrical Engineer you will own the flight computer design the GPU compute board and guide tier-one ODM partnerships.
• World-Class Leadership: Founded by an experienced operator who built and scaled one of the largest US transit tech startups through a major acquisition.
• Compensation: Competitive salary plus equity and a relocation stipend to bring you to Los Angeles.

What Youll Do

• Flight Computer Ownership: Design test and ready the Pathfinder flight computer for orbit as your primary 90-day milestone.
• Hands-on Lab Engineering: Lead breadboarding board bring-up signal/power integrity (SI/PI) analysis and debugging in the LA hardware lab.
• ODM Leadership: Drive compute and electronics architecture with manufacturing partners (Supermicro Foxconn Gigabyte) for full-scale satellite deployments.
• High-Speed Interconnect Architecture: Evaluate and implement high-speed interfaces including NVLink SerDes and optical interconnects/silicon photonics.
• Embedded Software & Firmware: Write platform code payload firmware and test scripts (C/C Linux Python) when needed.

Required Experience

• Experience: Open across experience levels from standout new grads to senior/staff-level veterans.
• Startup Agility: Minimum 1 year of experience in a high-growth fast-paced startup environment.
• Core Hardware Fundamentals: Demonstrated mastery in schematic capture high-speed PCB layout board bring-up and SI/PI verification.
• Embedded Proficiency: Hands-on ability with embedded C/C Linux and Python.
• Citizenship: US Citizenship is mandatory no visa sponsorship available.