Electrical Engineer

Position Introduction/Key Duties Cimarron is looking for a mid-career Electrical Engineer to support Axiom Space’s Station Crew Systems team. This engineer will lead the electrical design and development of a food and liquid warming device for the Axiom Station, from PCB design through build, test, and integration into the station architecture. The role works closely with mechanical engineering and the Crew Systems IPT to mature the design and keep it on the program’s critical path. This position is 100% onsite located in Houston, TX.

Key Duties:

• Lead the electrical design of the food and liquid warming device, including schematic capture, PCB layout, and component selection.
• Build, bring up, and test prototype and flight-like circuit boards.
• Work with mechanical engineering to integrate boards into the final enclosure, covering thermal, packaging, harnessing, and connector needs.
• Plan and run board-level, assembly-level, and system-level testing, and integrate the finished device into the station electrical and avionics architecture.
• Define and verify electrical interfaces and requirements, and support interface control documentation.
• Write and maintain design documentation, test procedures, and test reports, and support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR).
• Support troubleshooting, anomaly resolution, and design changes through development and qualification.

Required/Desired Skills, Experience, and Education

Required Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Due to facility security requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for consideration at this time.
• Ability to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening, which will include but is not limited to testing for marijuana use.
• 5 or more years of electrical engineering experience, with hands-on PCB design, build, and test.
• Experience with ECAD tools such as Altium, OrCAD, or Cadence.
• Experience working with mechanical engineers to package electronics into an enclosure.
• Experience integrating and testing hardware at the system level.
• Comfortable using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, electronic loads).
• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field.

Desired Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Experience with human-rated spaceflight hardware (ISS, commercial LEO, or crewed vehicles).
• Experience designing heater or thermal control circuits, power conversion, or power distribution.
• Experience with NASA or human spaceflight standards for EEE parts, workmanship (J-STD-001, IPC-A-610), EMI/EMC (MIL-STD-461), and crew safety.
• Experience taking a product from concept through qualification.

Business Profile:

Cimarron is a global solutions company with a strategic partnering approach to satisfying customer-driven requirements. We ensure customer success with a modern approach and experienced leadership. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Cimarron is fueled by highly skilled employees, developing new innovative technologies, and delivering superior products and services. We believe in recognizing employees' worth by offering competitive salaries and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) contributions, educational reimbursement, and much more. From company communication through Company-wide information meetings led by our President and CEO, to an Awards program designed to recognize our amazing employees and their accomplishments, you will not only feel like you are a part of a team, you will be a valued member of the Cimarron family. Cimarron is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.