Job Summary
At the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), our engineers build flight and ground electronics for scientific instruments and spacecraft exploring Earth, the Sun, the Moon, planets, and the wider universe. We are looking for a senior electrical engineer who is driven to explore and can see the whole system, make sound decisions when constraints compete, and enjoys a job requiring hands-on hardware development work.
You may have built your career in low-noise analog and sensor electronics, power conversion, motor control, embedded systems, or high-speed digital hardware. We do not expect one person to be an expert in every domain. What matters is deep capability in at least one area, broad electrical judgment, and a record of leading complex hardware from an early architecture through qualification and integration.
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Who We Are
LASP combines the agility of a university laboratory with the technical capability of a premier space mission organization. Engineers work directly alongside scientists, students, and mission operators, allowing technical decisions to move quickly while maintaining scientific excellence.
As part of the University of Colorado Boulder (CU), LASP began in 1948 and is a world-recognized space science research institute that implements the full life cycle of science missions from the definition of the science questions through the development of space flight hardware and the subsequent mission operations. We are the only research institute in the world to have sent science instruments to all eight planets, Pluto, and beyond the solar system.
LASP combines all aspects of space exploration through our expertise in science, engineering, mission operations, and scientific data analysis. As part of CU, LASP also works to educate and train the next generation of space scientists, engineers and mission operators by integrating undergraduate and graduate students into working teams. Our students take their unique experiences with them into government or industry or remain in academia to continue the cycle of exploration.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
What you will do
- Own the electrical architecture and technical baseline for complex flight circuit-card assemblies, instrument electrical systems, or small-spacecraft electrical systems. Build the circuit card from schematic capture, manage layout, and lead laboratory startup testing.