Principal Electronics Engineer (m/f/d)
Summary
Senior electronics architect at Mynaric in Munich who owns the end-to-end electronics architecture of next-generation multi-waveform optical (laser) communication terminals for space, covering power/grounding concepts, high-speed FPGA and SI/PI design, and EMI/EMC compliance, while leading design reviews and mentoring engineers.
- Own the electronics architecture of next-generation multi-waveform optical communication terminals, from requirements to verified design.
- Define electrical interfaces, power architecture, grounding and shielding concepts, and partitioning between controller, modem and optical head electronics.
- Set the high-speed design strategy for multi-gigabit links, high-pin-count FPGAs and advanced packages, including SI/PI analysis and design rules.
- Own EMI/EMC from design for compliance through test planning, pre-compliance testing and issue resolution.
- Lead electronics content in design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and represent electronics toward customers and technology partners.
- Work with mechanical, thermal, optical, embedded software and production teams on trades for performance, reliability, radiation tolerance and manufacturability.
- Guide and mentor electronics engineers and set standards for design quality, verification and documentation.
- Required experience: Minimum 10 years of hands-on professional experience in the field, including technical leadership.
- M.Sc. or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a comparable field.
- Minimum 10 years of hands-on professional experience in electronics development, including at least 3 years as architect or technical lead for complex systems, ideally in space, aerospace or defense.
- Hands-on design experience in high-speed digital design and SI/PI simulation tools; not only a reviewing or management role.
- Hands-on EMI/EMC experience, from design through testing, including standards such as MIL-STD-461 or ECSS-E-ST-20-07.
- Knowledge of space electronics: component selection, derating and radiation effects.
- Hands-on use of Altium Designer and advanced laboratory instruments for bring-up and debugging.
We offer you permanent employment, varied areas of responsibility, and attractive employee benefits. Mynaric is absolutely committed to being an equal opportunity employer so we welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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