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Design and analyze mechanical structures and assemblies for satellite SAR payloads and spacecraft subsystems. Create SolidWorks models and manufacturing drawings, perform FEA and tolerance analysis, support environmental testing, coordinate with vendors and machine shops, maintain technical documentation, and conduct hands-on assembly, integration, and testing of prototype and flight hardware.

Design, lay out, prototype, manufacture, bring up, test, and qualify high-density digital, mixed-signal, power, RF, and compute circuit boards for radar satellites. Responsibilities include architecture, requirements, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, system trades, manufacturing management, hardware debugging, and validation through laboratory, environmental, and on-orbit testing. The engineer collaborates with RF, antenna, software, firmware, mechanical, and systems teams to optimize signal integrity, processing performance, thermal behavior, and spacecraft reliability.

Own RF and microwave PCB layout from schematic placement through manufacturing release in Altium Designer. Define stack-ups, controlled-impedance routing, grounding, shielding, isolation, connector launches, and transitions. Collaborate with RF, electrical, antenna, mechanical, mixed-signal, and test engineers to meet performance requirements and ensure first-pass success. Drive DFM/DFT documentation, support fabrication and assembly partners, assist with lab bring-up and RF characterization, and validate layouts through EM and RF analysis workflows.

Lead high-speed PCB layout from component placement through manufacturing release in Altium. Define stack-ups, impedance targets, length-matching constraints, return paths, and reference-plane strategies for mixed-signal and high-speed digital electronics. Collaborate with electrical, firmware, mechanical, test, fabrication, and assembly teams to address SI/PI, DFM/DFT, manufacturing, lab bring-up, qualification, and environmental testing requirements.

Own RF and microwave PCB layout in Altium Designer from component placement through manufacturing release. Define stack-ups, controlled-impedance routing, grounding, shielding, isolation, connector launches, and transitions. Collaborate with RF, electrical, antenna, mechanical, mixed-signal, and test engineers to meet performance requirements and support DFM/DFT. Contribute to lab bring-up, RF characterization, environmental testing, and troubleshooting using measurement and EM analysis tools.

Design, lay out, validate, manufacture, and test spacecraft printed circuit assemblies for radar payloads and onboard processing systems. Responsibilities include architecture, requirements, component selection, schematic capture, system trades, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, qualification, and manufacturing management. The engineer collaborates with RF, digital, software, firmware, mechanical, antenna, and systems teams while improving designs based on laboratory, environmental, and on-orbit testing.

Own high-speed PCB layout from component placement through manufacturing release in Altium. Define stack-ups, impedance targets, length-matching constraints, return paths, and reference-plane strategies for mixed-signal and high-speed digital boards. Collaborate with electrical, firmware, mechanical, test, fabrication, and assembly teams on constraints, reviews, DFM/DFT, manufacturing documentation, lab bring-up, SI/PI debugging, qualification, and environmental testing.

First dedicated FP&A hire to build and run financial planning: own the financial model linking contracts, pipeline, production, headcount, procurement, CAPEX and OPEX to revenue, margin, cash, and runway. Translate contracts into billing and cash schedules, create lightweight FP&A processes and KPIs, support fundraising diligence, manage government contract invoicing, and advise CEO/COO on resource allocation.

First internal legal hire for a satellite and Earth-observation startup. Lead commercial contracting for imagery/data licensing, hardware and payload sales; advise business teams on risk and deal strategy; build templates, processes, and playbooks; and manage external counsel on IP, regulatory, and fundraising matters.

Develop and maintain embedded software for radar sensors, communications, and flight systems. Perform Linux board bring-up, high-efficiency data movement between sensors, FPGAs, and compute, and build safety-critical control and FDIR algorithms. Collaborate with hardware, signal processing, and GNC teams, prototype architectures, and debug complex kernel-to-application issues across drivers, peripherals, and timing domains.