Electrical Engineering Intern – Summer 2027

  • Location: Denver, Colorado
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8409
  • Salary: NON 24.00

As an Electrical Engineering Intern at Lunar Outpost, you will participate in the design, review, fabrication, assembly, and maintenance of numerous cutting-edge robotic systems. All interns will work directly alongside full-time engineers on real, engaging, and impactful projects, providing tangible value to Lunar Outpost products. This internship offers a truly end-to-end experience that promotes collaboration at every stage of autonomous robotic development. 

 

Working Conditions / Schedule: This position is required to be onsite Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Where applicable, employees may work remotely on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additional hours may be required based on business needs.

 

Qualifications:

  • Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and the ability to work methodically in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Can effectively demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills, while also excelling in collaboration and teamwork in an interdisciplinary environment
  • Exhibits strong organizational and time management skills under pressure and in stressful situations
  • Fueled by a passion for space exploration and the boundless possibilities beyond our world

 

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience working on schematic capture and layout design
  • Experience soldering
  • Experience using simple test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies

 

Early-June (June 7, 2027) to late August (August 20, 2027). Start and end dates are flexible with the intern's school schedule. This is an in-person internship; Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Golden, Colorado. 

 

Lunar Outpost Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Lunar Outpost Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employees, including executives and human resources personnel, are expected to conduct themselves with professionalism and treat others with dignity and respect in accordance with this policy.

 

Avionics Manager

  • Location: Orange County, California
  • Remote: Hybrid
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8355
  • Salary: NON 195,000

Avionics Manager | Space Systems

Irvine, CA | Up to $195k

I’m supporting a global space company that designs, builds and operates one of the world’s leading satellite constellations as they build out their US spacecraft engineering organization.

They’re hiring an Avionics Manager to lead the electrical and avionics discipline across new spacecraft and payload programs.

This is much broader than PCB design. You’ll own the integrated avionics architecture, ensuring power, C&DH, electronics, communications, networking and spacecraft interfaces all work together at system level.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Build and lead the US avionics/electrical team
  • Own spacecraft avionics architecture and technical direction
  • Lead power and Command & Data Handling architecture
  • Oversee electrical interfaces, data buses, onboard networking and harnessing
  • Guide PCBA/electronics development without being buried in board-level design
  • Resolve integration risks and conflicts across spacecraft subsystems
  • Establish engineering standards, processes and infrastructure
  • Determine future team structure and skill sets as programs grow

What we’re looking for:

  • Strong spacecraft avionics/electrical systems experience
  • Previous technical leadership or people management
  • Avionics architecture or electrical systems-level ownership
  • Strong understanding of power and C&DH
  • Experience integrating electronics across complete spacecraft or complex payloads
  • Someone who can see the entire architecture rather than one individual component

There’s significant growth potential here, with the avionics organization expected to expand across multiple disciplines and programs as the US business scales.

Test Technician III – RF

  • Location: Westminster, Colorado
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8327
  • Salary: NON 30.00

Test Technician II – RF

Location: Westminster, Colorado
Department: Engineering – Test
Employment Type: Full-time
Working Arrangement: On-site
Salary: $29.97–$35.34 per hour

EVONA is working with an innovative aerospace technology organization developing advanced communications hardware for space, airborne, and terrestrial applications.

We are seeking a Test Technician II – RF to join a hands-on engineering test team supporting the development and testing of advanced RF electronics and active phased-array antenna (AESA) technology.

This position is ideal for an Engineering, Electronics, or RF Technician who enjoys working directly with hardware, building test setups, operating laboratory instrumentation, and collaborating with engineers to troubleshoot complex electronics.

The Role

You will work closely with engineering teams to create and operate antenna and RF test setups, execute test plans, troubleshoot hardware, and produce accurate and reliable test results.

The laboratory environment includes equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, RF signal generators, DMMs, power meters, automated power supplies/loads, and antenna test equipment.

You'll support testing from the component level through integrated systems while helping maintain efficient, organized, and repeatable laboratory processes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Execute engineering test plans and provide accurate and timely reporting of results

  • Build, configure, and support RF and antenna test setups

  • Operate electronic and RF laboratory instrumentation

  • Support testing and troubleshooting of complex electronics and RF circuitry

  • Work with sensitive electronic components including QFNs, chip-scale ICs, RF cables, and 0201 passive components

  • Read and interpret drawings, schematics, diagrams, and engineering test procedures

  • Maintain antenna testing facilities, equipment, cabling, and laboratory resources

  • Produce detailed and well-organized test documentation

  • Collaborate with engineers to identify and resolve hardware and test issues

  • Support clean, repeatable, and well-documented laboratory test configurations

What We're Looking For

  • Minimum 2 years of directly related experience as an Engineering Technician, RF Technician, Electronics Technician, Test Technician, or similar

  • Experience working hands-on with active electronics

  • Experience using laboratory equipment such as DMMs and power meters

  • Exposure to RF equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators is highly desirable

  • Ability to troubleshoot electronic hardware with engineering direction

  • Ability to understand engineering drawings, schematics, and test procedures

  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

  • Comfortable working across multiple priorities in a fast-paced engineering environment

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Desirable Experience

Experience with RF testing, antennas, microwave electronics, phased arrays, AESA systems, anechoic chambers, or aerospace/defense electronics would be particularly valuable.

Eligibility

Due to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, refugee, or otherwise eligible to obtain the required U.S. Government authorizations.

If you're an Engineering or RF Technician who enjoys being hands-on at the bench, troubleshooting hardware, and working with advanced RF technology, we'd like to hear from you.

Test Technician II – Antenna

  • Location: Westminster, Colorado
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8325
  • Salary: NON 30.00

Test Technician II – Antenna

Westminster, CO | On-site | Full-time

EVONA is partnering with an innovative space and aerospace technology company looking for a hands-on Test Technician II – Antenna to join its growing engineering and test team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working directly with antenna systems, RF hardware, test equipment, and complex electronics in a fast-paced development environment.

You’ll work closely with engineers to support antenna range operations, build and maintain test setups, execute antenna measurement campaigns, troubleshoot equipment, and deliver accurate test results.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Execute antenna and antenna range test plans and report findings.

  • Configure and operate anechoic chambers, antenna ranges, positioners, RF cabling, and test equipment.

  • Set up and align antennas, fixtures, instrumentation, and devices under test.

  • Support near-field and far-field antenna measurements.

  • Assist with antenna pattern, gain, polarization, and RF performance testing.

  • Work with equipment including VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, DMMs, power meters, and DAQ systems.

  • Troubleshoot RF cabling, instrumentation, test setups, and range configurations.

  • Support calibration and verification of RF/antenna test equipment.

  • Maintain clean, organized, and repeatable test environments.

  • Follow test procedures and provide feedback to improve documentation and test processes.

What We’re Looking For

  • 2+ years of experience as an Antenna Technician, RF Test Technician, Engineering Technician, Electronics Technician, or similar.

  • Hands-on experience with RF systems, antenna systems, or active electronics.

  • Comfortable working with technical test equipment and instrumentation.

  • Experience with antenna measurements or antenna range operations is highly desirable.

  • Exposure to phased arrays/AESA systems would be a major advantage.

  • Experience with RF cabling, mechanical fixtures, and hardware integration.

  • Ability to read schematics, engineering drawings, diagrams, and test procedures.

  • Strong troubleshooting skills and attention to detail.

  • Comfortable working hands-on in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Why This Opportunity?

You’ll get hands-on exposure to cutting-edge antenna and RF technology, including active phased-array systems, while working alongside engineers developing advanced aerospace and communications hardware.

Location: Westminster, Colorado
Work arrangement: Full-time, on-site

Interested? Apply today 

Senior RF Test Engineer (Phased array)

  • Location: Westminster, CO
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8284
  • Salary: NON 140,000

We are looking to add a Senior RF Test Engineer to our team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing critical test systems for leading-edge satellite, spacecraft, and aerospace communication systems, we would like to hear from you.
 
In this position, you are responsible for the design, analysis, and implementation of engineering test plans and procedures. The ideal candidate possesses a strong combination of hardware and software knowledge with proficiencies in RF measurements, test equipment (VSAs, VSGs, VNAs, etc.), test architectures, and automation. The successful candidate will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to address company-wide hardware test needs. Experience with phased array testing is preferred.
 
Core day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with design and test engineering teams to develop test requirements, mapping requirements to reusable test architectures and procedures, implementing test plans and procedures, and logging and presenting results to key stakeholders. Additional responsibilities include lab and equipment management and guiding key equipment purchase decisions.
 
Senior-level test engineers are distinguished by an ability to architect RF test systems, to draw insightful conclusions from test results, and to participate in “design for test” planning and review from the early stages of RF product development. Test engineers are core members of the technical team.
 
The successful candidate will present engineering design review materials to our customers and executive team, as well as participate in proposal-writing efforts. As such, excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university or institution.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 4 years of experience with a master’s degree. Industry experience in design, analysis, and implementation of RF test systems required. 
  • High proficiency with RF measurements (Linearity, NSD, EVM, etc.).
  • Test architecture design and development including scripting, test executives, hardware, and measurement abstraction layers.
  • Proficiency with statistics and metrology as related to RF test design.
  • Hands-on experience with lab instruments such as digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF signal generators, and vector signal analyzers.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

  • Familiarity or hands-on experience with phased array testing.
  • Programming or scripting experience (Python, MATLAB, C/C++, etc.)
  • Understanding of RF and mixed-signal hardware (e.g. amplifiers, filters, ADCs/DACs, antennas) and its effects on test design.

Principal Antenna Engineer

  • Location: Seattle, Washington
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8213
  • Salary: NON 275,000

Principal Antenna Engineer – Radar Payloads

Location: Seattle, WA

Salary: up to $220,000 Gross Per Annum + Stocks/Shares + Brilliant benefits package

You’ll join a venture-backed space technology company building the flight-ready electronically scanned antenna arrays at the heart of next-generation spaceborne radar missions.

Our state-of-art antennas need to deliver the gain, efficiency, bandwidth, scan performance, sidelobe control, polarization purity, and calibration accuracy that advanced SAR and target-tracking payloads demand and we’re looking for the engineer who can own that problem end to end.

As Principal Antenna Engineer, you’ll have ownership of the antenna end to end: requirements and architecture (including interfaces to adjacent systems), EM design, prototype build, measurement, calibration, and qualification.

You’ll be the technical owner translating radar performance needs into flight-ready hardware, with a direct line to payload integration and launch.

Day to day, you’ll:

  • Own phased-array antenna design and EM modeling, from requirements through architecture and trade studies
  • Build and measure prototypes, correlating EM models to test data
  • Optimize and calibrate array performance across frequency and scan angle
  • Develop beam-steering and alignment methods, working closely with RF, FPGA/DSP, and software teams
  • Support spacecraft integration and environmental qualification
  • Mature antenna hardware from prototype to a flight-ready, repeatable product

You’ll bring:

  • Expert-level design experience with phased-array / electronically scanned antennas — array theory, impedance and mutual coupling, scan behavior, and polarization
  • Hands-on experience with beamforming and array calibration
  • High-frequency PCB, feed, and passive RF component design
  • Proficiency with EM simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, or FEKO
  • Programming/scripting skill in Python or MATLAB for modeling and data analysis
  • Experience with VNA and near-/far-field antenna measurement
  • Experience carrying RF hardware through space qualification

 

You’ll also need to be hands-on, rigorous, self-driven, and take full ownership of outcomes, with strong first-principles EM judgment, discipline about correlating models to test data, and comfort operating with ambiguity and evolving requirements; while collaborating closely across RF, digital, mechanical, thermal, and software disciplines.

This role may require access to U.S. export-controlled information and may require the ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible.

Principal Electrical Engineer I – Phased Array Unit Lead

  • Location: Austin, Texas
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8078
  • Salary: NON 180,000

Principal Electrical Engineer I – Phased Array Unit Lead

Build the Next Generation of Space Communications

An innovative aerospace company at the forefront of satellite communications is looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer – Phased Array Unit Lead to drive the development of cutting-edge Ka-band Active Electronically Steered Array (AESA) technology.

This is a highly visible leadership role where you'll own the technical direction and execution of advanced spaceborne payloads from concept through flight qualification. Working alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams, you'll help deliver next-generation communications hardware that will power future satellite missions.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Lead the technical development of advanced AESA payloads throughout the entire product lifecycle.
  • Own system architecture, design, integration, environmental testing, qualification, and flight readiness.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across RF, digital, power, mechanical, thermal, software, and systems engineering.
  • Drive technical execution while maintaining responsibility for project schedules and key milestones.
  • Develop payload control architectures, internal interfaces, firmware integration, and command & telemetry strategies.
  • Lead environmental qualification activities including thermal vacuum (TVAC), vibration, shock, EMC, and acceptance testing.
  • Ensure products transition successfully into production with a strong focus on manufacturability and testability.
  • Produce and maintain technical documentation including requirements, ICDs, verification plans, risk registers, and design review packages.
  • Partner with manufacturing, mission assurance, systems engineering, suppliers, and customers to deliver successful programs.
  • Lead technical trade studies, risk mitigation, root cause investigations, and anomaly resolution.

What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
  • 9+ years of experience developing complex electronic hardware.
  • Strong experience with active phased array antennas (AESA).
  • Expertise in board-level RF electronics and antenna design.
  • Experience with power electronics and digital support circuitry.
  • Hands-on experience testing active antenna systems, including EIRP and G/T measurements.
  • Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • Strong understanding of systems engineering, verification & validation, requirements management, and configuration control.
  • Excellent communication and technical leadership skills.

Preferred Experience

  • Flight qualification and environmental testing (TVAC, vibration, shock, EMC).
  • Hardware/software product development leadership.
  • Radiation-tolerant electronic design.
  • High-frequency antenna development, particularly Ka-band.
  • Experience as a Responsible Engineer, Technical Lead, IPT Lead, or Chief Engineer.
  • Experience supporting production readiness and manufacturing.
  • NewSpace or commercial space industry experience.
  • Passion for mentoring engineers and leading technical teams in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Equity/stock options.
  • Annual bonus opportunity.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • HSA & FSA options.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Generous paid time off.

Eligibility

Due to U.S. export control regulations, applicants must be a U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder), Conditional Resident, Asylee, Refugee, or otherwise eligible to obtain the required U.S. Government authorizations.

If you're passionate about developing advanced space hardware, leading world-class engineering teams, and shaping the future of satellite communications, we'd love to hear from you.

Electrical Engineer

  • Location: EL SEGUNDO, California
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7961
  • Salary: NON 180,000

Electrical Engineer
Los Angeles, CA

We are working with a new Space client in the LA area and they are on the lookout for an Electrical Engineer to join their Chief Engineer in working across the Design, Build, and Test across Electronic Hardware & Systems for Space bound Hardware.

You will work across the full development lifecycle — from schematic capture and PCB layout through assembly, integration, and testing — for both active customer programs and our next-generation free-flying satellite platforms.

You will work alongside a small, expert hardware team in a hands-on lab environment where your designs go from concept to orbit. This is an individual contributor role with future leadership possibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
 

  • Design and develop PCBs and electronic assemblies for telescope instruments and satellite subsystems.
  • Create schematics, perform circuit simulation, and lay out boards for flight and engineering model hardware.
  • Design power distribution, regulation, and conversion systems for space-rated hardware.
  • Interface sensors, detectors, and actuators with the digital and software layers.
  • Support integration, testing, and debugging of electronic systems in the lab
  • Contribute to next-generation mission hardware architecture alongside the chief engineer.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
 

  • 3+ years of electrical engineering experience with hands-on design and lab work.
  • Strong analog and digital circuit design skills.
  • Experience with PCB design tools (schematic capture and layout).
  • Proficiency with test and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, multimeters).
  • Experience and ability to work with a fast paced, autonomously driven, and high performance team

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
 

  • Experience and proficiency with Altium nice to have.
  • Power electronics experience (DC-DC conversion, regulation, distribution).
  • Embedded systems or microcontroller programming.
  • Self-motivated with strong communication, documentation, and organizational skills.
  • Creative problem solver capable of working within a multidisciplinary team.

Avionics Electrical Engineer

  • Location: El Segundo, California
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7938
  • Salary: NON 180,000

Avionics Electrical Engineer
El Segundo, LA

As an Avionics Engineer you will help lead the design, development, integration, and testing of avionics systems for our clients reusable in-space transport vehicles and lunar surface systems.

You will be responsible for the design and implementation of high performance, high reliability avionics and electrical systems including harnessing, batteries and power systems, sensors, mechanisms, navigation, safety systems, and flight computers on demanding timelines.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, build, and test avionics systems for reusable transport spacecraft to make in-space transportation abundant and affordable
  • Hands-on prototyping, troubleshooting, and testing of avionics and electrical systems – PCBs, harnessing, sensors, power management, flight computers, RF systems, test equipment, and more
  • Drive rapid execution and iteration efforts that put hardware in orbit quickly
  • Foster technical excellence and ownership within the Avionics engineering team by setting a high standard for delivering results
  • Design avionics systems that meet company and mission goals and provide new capabilities for the in-space economy
  • Negotiate requirements by having a deep understanding of the company and mission objectives and providing alternative solutions
  • Implement test plans consistent with the risk posture of the mission and own the outcome of test campaigns
  • Conduct design reviews, test readiness reviews, and flight readiness reviews with a heavy emphasis on technical excellence

Qualifications:
 

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or science discipline
  • Familiarity with and experience in PCB schematic capture, layout, and analysis
  • Capable of maintaining flexibility in direction under changing circumstances
  • Track record of delivering novel, excellent technical products
  • Experience managing analysis products and incorporating their feedback into design
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • 2+ years of experience designing complex electrical and/or control systems that operate in harsh environments (spacecraft, autonomous vehicles, drones, defense, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:
 

  • Master’s degree in engineering or physics
  • Experience with RF and communication system design and analysis
  • Experience with embedded software and microcontrollers
  • Experience with Altium, LTSpice, ANSYS HFSS, and similar design and analysis software
  • Experience with spacecraft on-orbit operations

Wire Harness Design

  • Location: Westminster, Colorado
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7786
  • Salary: NON 140,000

We are looking to add a Senior Wire Harness Design Engineer I to join our team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing leading-edge hardware for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems, we would like to hear from you. 

This role focuses on designing the critical power, digital, analog, and RF interconnects that turn boxes into systems. You will have the opportunity to take full ownership of wire harness designs, including schematic development, cable routing, connector selection, and harness assembly drawings. The environment is highly collaborative, working shoulder-to-shoulder with electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and harness assembly technicians to develop cutting-edge space and airborne systems.

The role encompasses the full design process, from defining initial specifications through integration and test. You will also participate in design reviews, providing technical expertise and recommendations to enhance the performance and reliability of wire harness systems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Impact the design and development of high-complexity wire harnesses across space and airborne systems and associated GSE.
  • Influence requirements and workmanship standards for harness design
  • Cultivate preferred parts listing based on component reliability, availability, and manufacturability
  • Converge on definition of design for EMI / EMC compliance, radiation tolerance and space charging environments
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure harness designs align with system-level requirements for performance, manufacturability, and reliability.
  • Support integration, testing, and troubleshooting of harness systems at the box, subsystem, and platform levels.
  • Influence design standards and contribute to process improvements to advance the maturity of the wire harness discipline.
  • Work directly with suppliers and contract manufacturers to manage supply chain, build quality and schedule outcomes
  • Present technical solutions in internal and external design reviews; serve as the subject matter expert for interconnect systems.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university. 
  • 6 years of relevant industry or university research experience.
  • Proficiency in harness design tools such as Capital Essentials or Zuken E3.
  • Solid understanding of electrical/mechanical engineering principles, wire routing, controlled impedance, cable shielding, and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) considerations.
  • Ability to conduct thorough analysis and testing of wire harness designs to ensure compliance with applicable industry standards, safety regulations, and performance requirements.
  • Knowledge of industry standards and regulations related to wire harness design, such as IPC-WHMA-A-620 and/or NASA-STD 8739.4A.
  • Skilled with high-reliability components such as D38999, Micro-D, Nano-D connectors and M227569/M27500 series of wire.
  • Detail-oriented approach with a high level of accuracy in design documentation and technical specifications.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills. 
  • Aerospace industry experience.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

  • Experience designing for space environments.
  • Hands-on experience assembling wire harnesses.
  • IPC-WHMA-A-620 harness build certification.