Electrical Engineer

Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Visa Sponsorship

About the role

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • With guidance from senior engineers, the selected candidate will:
  • Design electromechanical systems, including the specification and procurement of motors, actuators, sensors, etc.
  • Design, adapt, and maintain laboratory data acquisition systems
  • Perform experiments and analyses on RF systems
  • Provide support on multidisciplinary engineering problems and projects

Required Qualifications/Experience:

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering (or related field)
  • Minimum GPA of 3.5
  • Engineering Programming (Python, Matlab, C/C++, VBA, etc.)
  • PCB layout, circuit design, and soldering experience
  • Strong experience with microcontroller systems (Arduino, Raspberry Pi etc.)
  • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
  • Hands-on experience in laboratory or testing environment
  • U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder (due to the export-controlled nature of our work)
  • Available for a minimum of 40 hours a week
  • Must be currently located in (or able to relocate to) the Los Angeles area
  • Excellent written and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications/Experience: The ideal candidate will also have experience in a minimum of 4 of the following additional categories:

  • Data Acquisition Systems
  • Microcontrollers, Motor Controls, Sensors, & Related Electronics
  • Electromechanical Systems Design
  • Power electronics and/or high voltage electronics
  • Space electronics engineering and vacuum electronics
  • Plasma Physics
  • Optics
  • CAD Design (Solidworks preferred, AutoCAD or NX acceptable)
  • Image Recognition and Computer Vision

About TransAstra Corporation

Orbital logistics: Unleashing space industry, from Earth to asteroids

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Job details

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Experience

0+ years

Company

NameTransAstra Corporation
IndustryAviation and Space
Team Size8

Funding

Total raised

$15.6M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator
Global Founders Capital
NNASA SBIR/STTR
BBossa Invest
Unpopular Ventures

Founders

Joel Sercel

Joel Sercel

Founder, CEO & President

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.