Electrical Engineer (Robotics)

Axient - Pasadena, CA

Full-time

Onsite - Pasadena, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Axient is seeking several Electrical Engineers (Robotics) to support the development, design, test, and manufacturing of electronic Motion Control products and systems. This role involves collaboration within a multi-disciplinary project team to transition flight-ready products to manufacturing and test engineering teams, primarily based in Altadena, CA, with additional locations in Boulder, CO, or Hyattsville, MD. The position is laboratory-based and does not offer remote or hybrid work options.

Responsibilities

• Support a multi-disciplinary project team collaborating on multi-board designs through development.
• Transition flight-ready products to manufacturing and test engineering teams.
• Conduct embedded system design, including Schematic Capture and PCB Layout, Digital, Analog, and Mixed Signal Design.
• Implement board-level communication interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, CAN).
• Design controlled impedance for high-speed channel design (SpaceWire, 10GbE, SerDes).
• Perform linear and switch mode DC/DC power conversion.
• Document test procedures and reports, interface control documents, and ECOs.
• Conduct design analysis and simulation (WCA/WCCA, Reliability, Radiation, Spice).
• Design cable and wire harnesses.
• Ensure signal and power integrity (SI/PI).
• Address electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited technical college or university in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• Eligibility for clearance and/or access requires US citizenship.
• Experience with embedded system design, including Schematic Capture and PCB Layout, Digital, Analog, and Mixed Signal Design.
• Experience with board-level communication interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, CAN).
• Experience in controlled impedance for high-speed channel design (SpaceWire, 10GbE, SerDes).
• Experience in linear and switch mode DC/DC power conversion.
• Experience in documentation (Test Procedures & Reports, Interface Control Documents, ECOs).
• Experience in design analysis and simulation (WCA/WCCA, Reliability, Radiation, Spice).
• Experience in cable and wire harness design.
• Experience in signal and power integrity (SI/PI).
• Experience in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
• Extensive experience in prototype development, debug, and test in a lab environment.
• Demonstrable experience designing and launching products in regulated environments.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience designing motion control and electromechanical systems for harsh space environments.
• EEE-INST-002 and radiation-hardness/mitigation.
• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Generation of technical proposal content and labor/cost estimation.
• Experience with Altium Designer.
• BS degree in STEM.
• Familiarity with DSP and Microcontroller firmware development in C.
• Familiarity with FPGA Design (Verilog and VHDL).
• Familiarity with system and functional requirements generation.