Senior Principal Electrical Engineer
Medtronic
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Be the technical guardian ensuring our electronics systems perform flawlessly in the harsh space environment
- Conduct critical design reviews & technical analysis of electronics schematics, layouts, and documentation
- Derive and validate specifications for mission-critical components
- Review and validate supplier test results and deliverables
- Work closely with embedded software and digital design teams to integrate hardware and software elements
- Support payload/platform system integration and troubleshoot interface issues
- Perform hands-on laboratory testing of prototypes, including measurements, characterisation, and debugging
- Act as a technical point of contact for suppliers, ensuring compliance with space-grade requirements
- Proactively identify systemic design issues and propose innovative solutions
- Bridge the gap between theoretical design and practical implementation to meet reliability, performance, and safety requirements
Requirements
- Important: Please only apply if you have a valid working permit in Germany (or the EU)
- 5+ years experience in aerospace/space electronics design and testing
- Solid understanding of space environment constraints, radiation effects, and qualification standards (ECSS, NASA-STD, MIL-STD)
- Practical experience with space-qualified components and electronics design practices
- Strong knowledge of PCB design, power distribution networks, signal integrity, EMI / EMC considerations
- Hands-on laboratory experience with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and other measurement tools
- Ability to analyze and critically assess technical documentation and supplier deliverables
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the maturity to understand the criticality of design decisions in space applications
- Experience working closely with embedded software and digital design teams
- Ability to perform measurements, characterisation, and debugging of prototypes
- Ability to act as technical point of contact for suppliers and ensure compliance with space-grade requirements
- Bonus: Experience with optoelectronics, imaging sensors, or cameras for space applications
- Bonus: Advanced signal integrity and high-speed design optimization expertise
- Bonus: Experience with FPGA fundamentals (transceivers, line codes, FSM, metastability)
- Bonus: Prior participation in space mission development and deployment
- Bonus: Mentorship or leadership experience in guiding junior engineers
