Senior Electronics Engineer (Embedded)

Working for Open Cosmos

Aim high, go beyond! At Open Cosmos we are solving the world’s biggest challenges from space, providing businesses, governments and researchers access to more readily available information than ever before - ready for the challenge?

Then read on…

Working in our Chief Technology Office (CTO)

The CTO division is where Open Cosmos technology comes to life.

Covering engineering, product development, and technical innovation, the team designs, builds, and operates the satellites, systems, and platforms that make our missions possible.

It’s a highly collaborative environment where ideas become real hardware, software, and data solutions that deliver impact from space.

The electronics team hold an impactful role at Open Cosmos where they collaborate across disciplines to realise robust, high-performance electronics destined for orbit.

You’ll be at the heart of the full electronics lifecycle and in a position to steer the technical direction of the team to realise Open Cosmos’ vision.

What you'll be doing

We're looking for a Senior Electronics Engineer to take on the technical lead of the Embedded side of the Electronics Team.

You will be responsible for the design & development of the On-Board Data Handling (OBDH) system of our satellite platform.

Beyond technical leadership, you will be responsible for growing the Embedded team, mentoring junior engineers, and delegating tasks to manage product development across multiple projects.

As a Senior member of the Electronics Team, you will:

• Provide hands-on technical oversight
• Lead in PCB design and schematic capture for embedded, mixed signal, high-speed data designs
• Help define & execute test procedures for mixed-signal designs
• Leading debugging & investigations on flight hardware
• Maintain and improve team processes, drive continual improvement
• Define design development roadmaps that are in line with company strategy
• Working with the Electronics Team Lead to grow the Embedded team and mentor junior engineers
• Working cross-disciplinary with Power Electronics & Software Teams

Skills you’ll need to be successful

• Solid understanding of embedded design principles including FPGA & MCU interfaces, boot procedures and mixed signals
• Good awareness of high-speed design principles for a range of communication protocols
• Design leadership to set the path of development of our embedded systems
• Awareness of design-for-space principles
• A strong communicator with excellent verbal and written skills for discussing technical issues and solutions.
  
  
• Eager to learn and adapt quickly in a fast-paced engineering environment.
  
  
• Demonstrable hands-on experience with electronics testing, fault finding/debugging & signal analysis

Why Open Cosmos?

• Work at the cutting edge of space technology with customers around the globe.
  
  
• A mission-driven company making space accessible to help solve real-world challenges.
  
  
• A diverse, ambitious, and supportive team.