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Senior Electrical Engineer

Menlo Park, CA

Why LeoLabs?

At LeoLabs, we’re building the living map of activity in space. Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO). Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions.

We’re not just building technology, we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, LeoLabs is a trusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations.

If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here.

The Opportunity

Join LeoLabs’ Hardware Engineering team in Menlo Park and help develop the next generation of radar systems that deliver persistent orbital intelligence to customers around the world.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will lead the design and development of complex electronics that are central to LeoLabs’ radar platforms. This is a hands-on role for an experienced engineer who can take ownership of board-level hardware from architecture and schematic capture through PCB implementation, bring-up, validation, and production support.

You will work closely with RF, mechanical, embedded, test, and manufacturing engineers to deliver robust, high-performance hardware across power, control, timing, and mixed-signal applications. The role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced hardware environment, enjoys solving challenging cross-disciplinary problems, and wants to build real systems that move quickly from concept to deployment.

This position is full-time onsite at our Menlo Park, CA headquarters. Occasional international travel may be required to support deployment and site activities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of complex PCBAs and electrical subsystems for next-generation radar hardware
  • Drive hardware from concept development, requirements definition, architecture, component selection, schematic capture, layout direction, bring-up, verification, and release to manufacturing
  • Own board-level implementation for mixed-signal, power, control, timing, and other performance-critical designs
  • Develop high-quality PCB layouts with strong attention to stack-up, grounding, return paths, high-current routing, controlled impedance, signal integrity, manufacturability, and reliability
  • Work closely with RF, mechanical, embedded software, test, and manufacturing engineers to ensure successful system integration
  • Support prototype bring-up, bench validation, debugging, root-cause analysis, and design iteration in the lab
  • Collaborate with fabrication and assembly partners to resolve technical issues, improve DFM/DFT, and support transition from prototype to production
  • Contribute to electrical architecture decisions, design reviews, and technical trade studies across multiple programs
  • Help raise the team’s hardware design rigor through strong engineering judgment, documentation, and cross-functional execution

 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. personnel security clearance
  • BSEE or equivalent technical degree
  • 7+ years of experience designing complex board-level electronics
  • Strong Altium experience in schematic capture and PCB design
  • Experience taking hardware from concept through bring-up, debug, and manufacturing
  • Strong mixed-signal PCB design fundamentals, including power, grounding, and EMI/EMC-aware layout
  • Hands-on experience with board bring-up and electrical troubleshooting
  • Experience working cross-functionally with mechanical, embedded, test, and manufacturing teams

Preferred Qualifications

  • MSEE or equivalent advanced degree
  • Experience designing electronics for radar, aerospace, communications, defense, robotics, or other demanding hardware applications
  • Experience with high-speed PCB design, including controlled impedance and differential pair routing
  • Familiarity with power, embedded, FPGA, or mixed-signal subsystems
  • Experience supporting prototype builds and transition to production
  • Experience working with manufacturers on DFM and production readiness

 

Within 1 month, you will:

  • Ramp quickly on LeoLabs’ radar systems, hardware architecture, and active development programs
  • Build familiarity with current board designs, design tools, and lab workflows
  • Begin contributing to an active electrical design effort and supporting ongoing hardware bring-up and debug

Within 3 months, you will:

  • Own execution of a board or subsystem design effort from schematic and layout through prototype release
  • Drive hardware bring-up, validation, and design iteration in collaboration with RF, mechanical, embedded, and test engineers
  • Contribute meaningfully to design reviews, technical tradeoffs, and cross-functional hardware integration

 

Within 6 months, you will:

  • Lead development of multiple board-level designs or major electrical subsystems in active programs
  • Release hardware for prototype or production builds and support manufacturing execution
  • Identify and implement improvements to electrical design quality, development speed, and cross-team execution

Within 12 months, you will:

  • Serve as a technical leader across multiple hardware development efforts
  • Drive complex electrical designs from concept through validation and production
  • Help shape the team’s engineering approach through strong execution, technical judgment, and mentorship

 

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information regarding ITAR can be found on DDTC’s website here.

 

Perks and Benefits

  • Global workforce: flexible remote/hybrid opportunities
  • Work on complex, meaningful missions with real-world impact
  • Unlimited paid time off for most roles
  • Competitive salary and equity packages
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Access to the forefront of commercial space operations and defense innovation

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. 

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