Principal Electrical Engineer – Avionics, Command & Data Handling Lead

🔥 9 minutes ago

🌲 Oregon – Remote

🌲 Oregon – Remote

💵 $195k - $250k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔋 Electrical Engineer

👻 Ghost score 0%

What it means: the chance that no one is really hiring for this job.How to read it: 60% or higher means we think this is a ghost. Lower scores are less of a worry.How we score it: age, reposts, open roles vs team size, how fast jobs close, and whether pay is listed.Fine print: an estimate from public data, not a judgment of the company. Real jobs can score high, so treat it as a hint, not a fact.

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

AscendArc

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2023

🚀 Aerospace

📡 Telecommunications

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 $45M Early Stage VC (Series A) on 2026-07

Aerospace • Telecommunications

AscendArc is a company developing next-generation geostationary satellite technology. According to the provided materials, it positions itself as making geostationary satellites faster to build, easier to scale, and dramatically more cost-effective—promoting satellite connectivity as “cheaper than fiber” and “reimagining what GEO can be. ” AscendArc appears focused on advancing GEO spacecraft and systems to enable lower-cost, higher-scale satellite communications and broadband infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Lead avionics and Command & Data Handling within the Electrical Engineering team • Architect the avionics and C&DH subsystem, including buy-vs-build decisions • Own avionics and C&DH requirements, I/O and channel allocation, and interface control documents • Design in-house electronics, including topology, component selection, schematics, and circuit analysis • Perform worst-case and derating analysis and select EEE parts for a 15-year GEO mission • Support PCB layout, board bring-up, debugging, and testing • Own technical procurement of externally sourced units, including specifications, SOWs, technical evaluations, supplier design reviews, and acceptance data • Partner with Flight Software, Systems Engineering, Power, Battery, and other Electrical Engineering leads • Own hardware interfaces across power, grounding, bonding, protection, harness, and spacecraft-level integration • Work within the Systems Engineering baseline for requirements, interfaces, and technical budgets while owning avionics architecture decisions

🎯 Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline • 8+ years, including spacecraft or other high-reliability avionics • Hands-on board design from requirements through schematic, analysis, bring-up, and test • Subsystem-level engineering: architecture definition, requirements flow-down, interface control, and resource budgets • Command and data handling: on-board computing, telemetry and command architecture, data bus topology, and discrete, analog, and serial signal accommodation • EEE parts selection and derating for space or another high-reliability domain • Experience specifying and technically managing procured electronics units, including supplier design reviews • Ability to work across electrical, software, and systems boundaries and reach agreement with subsystem leads • Strong plus: GEO communications satellites, FPGA or firmware familiarity, and ECSS or equivalent space standards • Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or have refugee/asylee status due to U.S. export control regulations • Temporary work visa holders, including H-1B, TN, and O-1, cannot be considered

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote within the United States • Occasional travel to the Beaverton, OR office may be required for team meetings, integration, and other in-person work

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume