Senior Electrical Engineer (Systems) Verified today

About the role

Northwood is building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time communication for satellite missions including national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. As Senior Electrical Engineer (Systems), you will act as the Responsible Engineer for the electrical system, owning architecture decisions, driving system-level trades, and ensuring coherence across boards, subsystems, and disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical architecture and system-level design for high-speed digital communication systems, defining how RF and mixed-signal designs, complex multi-layer PCBs, and subsystems fit together
• Define system-level architecture for multi-gigabit networking and complex digital power trees, and drive system trades that shape architecture decisions across the product
• Set technical direction and review schematic capture, layout, and bring-up across digital systems including FPGAs, microcontrollers, and their associated peripherals
• Collaborate across hardware and software teams with RF engineers, antenna engineers, FPGA engineers, and firmware engineers to optimize system performance and overall design
• Guide prototype testing and performance assessment in the lab and in the field, with an eye towards system-level root cause and risk
• Partner with production teams to ensure the overall system architecture supports testable and manufacturable products that we can integrate in-house

Basic qualifications

• 5-7+ years of professional experience in electrical design, including experience operating at the system or architecture level
• Proficient in high-density/high-speed design (including FPGAs, high speed data converters, SerDes, 10/100 GigE, networking, JESD204C)
• Proficient in schematic capture and good PCB layout design
• Experience with troubleshooting EMI/EMC, either conducted or radiated
• Knowledge of PCB materials and developing board stack-up definition
• Experience with full product lifecycle (concept through production), including owning architecture-level decisions across that lifecycle

Preferred qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing high-speed mixed-signal electronics and complex multilayer PCBs for FPGA- or processor-based systems
• Strong expertise in high-speed interfaces and networking technologies such as multi-gigabit SerDes, DDR, JESD204B/C, and 10/100G Ethernet
• Deep understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC mitigation, PCB stack-up definition, and high-performance board layout practices
• Proven experience leading hardware development from architecture and prototype bring-up through validation, manufacturing, and production ramp
• Hands-on experience debugging complex hardware systems using advanced lab instrumentation and driving root-cause analysis across board and system levels
• Ability to lead cross-functional technical efforts, mentor junior engineers, and make sound engineering tradeoffs in fast-paced development environments

Additional requirements

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Compensation and benefits

Compensation is based on role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Base salary ranges by level:

• Level 3: $122,400 to $153,000 per year
• Level 4: $144,000 to $180,000 per year
• Level 5: $180,000 to $225,000 per year
• Level 6: $204,000 to $255,000 per year

In addition to base salary, Northwood offers long-term incentives such as company stock options and discretionary performance bonuses. Benefits include equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, flexible time off, 10 or more paid holidays per year, retirement savings plans, and opportunities for professional development.

Eligibility

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.