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Electrical Engineer - Landers & Spacecraft
1016 N Lincoln Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15233 US
Job Description
Position Description: Protingent has a direct hire opportunity for an Electrical Engineer with our client in Pittsburgh, PA.
Job Qualifications:
- B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering
- Minimum 8 years of experience in electronics hardware development
- Systems engineering (SE) experience for controlling requirements, risks, and integration flow
- Project management (PM) experience for managing schedule of development and avionics resources.
- Schematic and board design proficiency using software like Altium, Eagle, OrCAD, or similar
- Rapid prototype development skills
- Strong debugging skills
- Capable of programming embedded systems
- Capable of programming FPGAs, microcontrollers, computer processors, graphic processors, or similar
- Digital, analog, and signal conditioning design skills
- Extensive knowledge in integrated systems technologies
- Ability to develop modeling tests for power or avionics systems
- Capable of utilizing computer aided design (CAD) tools to develop avionics systems
- Extensive experience of NASA-STD 8739, AIAA-S122-2007, MIL-HDBK-454B, or similar
- Extensive experience of NASA-STD 4001 and NASA-STD 4003 or similar
- Highly proficient with MSOffice tools
- Basic systems engineering management skills
Desired Skills & Qualifications:
- Experience in developing spacecraft electronics systems for a Class D unmanned spacecraft or similar
- Knowledgeable of Range Safety and Ground Safety electronics compliance
- Capable of developing flight software for integrated systems
- Knowledge of space environmental tests
- Knowledge of CPU design
- Knowledge of propulsion driver controller
- Knowledge of modeling power system components
- Experience with testing for MIL-STD 461F or similar
- Ability to program and analyze in engineering tools like MATLAB
Job Details:
- Direct Hire
- Salary Range: $100,000 - $150,000
- Work Authorization: ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3) is required
About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to Software, Electronics, Medical Device, Telecom and Aerospace companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.
Meet Your Recruiter

Jeff Morgante
I have an ability to connect with engineers easily, with an engineering background myself, I can relate and communicate using the same language. I have been working in Technical staffing at Protingent since 2011. I have two dogs, Kaleb & Kayce and two cats, Mika and Shiloh. I am originally from upstate New York, but love living in the Pacific Northwest! I have a passion for cars, old and new.