Radiance Technologies, a rapidly growing 100% employee-owned company, is seeking a talented Senior Electrical Engineer to support a space payload R&D group. This individual will directly support the execution of design, development, integration and testing efforts of multiple space payload programs. The candidate will work as an individual contributor and within a diverse, multi-discipline engineering team, and will be responsible for supporting payload design, deriving electrical subsystem requirements, assisting with electrical subsystem test and requirements verification.   

Responsibilities

• Support system architecture development for space payload systems 

• Design and analyze RF and electrical subsystems for space-based payloads, including transmit/receive chains, power systems, and signal processing hardware.  

• Develop and validate RF link budgets, noise figures, and dynamic signal ranges to ensure system performance under mission conditions.  

• Create electrical schematics, PCB layouts, wiring diagrams, and interface control documents (ICDs) to support system development and integration. 

• Support system integration, testing, and verification activities 

• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams across multiple programs 

• Identify risks, gaps, and deficiencies in electrical subsystem design and provide mitigation strategies 

• Support and participate in program-level design reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR) 

• Execute tasks independently while meeting aggressive schedules and program milestones 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution 

• Minimum of 7+ years of Systems Engineering experience 

• Experience generating engineering documentation and supporting requirement verification and close-out 

• Knowledge of PCB design for high-frequency circuits 

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills 

• Experience supporting programs across the full lifecycle (concept through delivery) 

• Demonstrated ability to work independently on fast-paced projects with tight deadlines 

• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance 

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related engineering field  

• 15+ years of Systems Engineering experience 

• Experience supporting space-based payloads or aerospace systems 

• Experience identifying design review deficiencies and recommending mitigation approaches 

• Hands-on test experience, including planning, execution, and data analysis 

• Experience delivering complex aerospace hardware from concept to delivery 

• Strong presentation skills with experience supporting technical design reviews 

• Active SECRET clearance or higher