Electrical Engineer 3

Since its inception in 2004, Geost has been committed to solving mission-critical space domain and ISR challenges for DOD, IC and commercial customers. Our vision is to revolutionize the space-based payload market with innovative and novel designs for space, terrestrial, and airborne environments. As we grow our operations in Tucson, AZ and Chantilly, VA, we remain dedicated to the collaborative and innovative culture that is the foundation of our business. Geost is an operating unit of LightRidge Solutions.

Position Summary

Geost seeks a highly capable Electrical Engineer 3 who will be responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and support of product designs throughout the product lifecycle. This person will be architect and execute new product platforms. The role will involve circuit design, schematic capture, layout management, test, and debug. Designs are expected to follow current best practices for DFM, DFT, and reliability/quality, including adherence to relevant safety, regulatory, and certification requirements. This position will provide input to design and develop systems and products including ISO/AS maintained design environments and rugged environments associated with military or space vehicle platforms. The role will support the build of hardware for ground systems (fixed), vehicles (mobile), and spacecraft. The use of modern design tools will allow for successful execution of overall system architecture, circuit card design, and logic implementation with VHDL/Verilog.

The ideal candidate will possess experience in the design, fabrication, and test of electronics to support imaging systems, sensors, lasers, optical communication, and embedded processors. A strong background including architectural development, low level design of high speed, analog, and digital printed circuit boards will prove useful. Knowledge of schematic design and PCB design tools (i.e. Altium, PADS, etc.) as well as general experience with different communications buses is required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Produce electrical concepts and designs for a wide variety of hardware and projects.
• Work with Printed Circuit Board fabrication shops and vendors to complete fabrication of designs.
• Support design execution through to successful integration and test.
• Possess solid investigative and trouble-shooting skills to assess issues and develop resolutions in the lab and in the field.
• Work proactively to complete tasks with some direction.
• Communicate effectively with project management, customers, and team members across disciplines.
• Support technical interchange meetings with team members and other project personnel then present to the organization in matters pertaining to project development.
• Provide status on assigned tasks and schedules.
• Provide support to technical and document reviews.
• Manage time and resources to meet assigned deadlines.
• Support failure review boards.
• Support on-site work as needed.
• Support travel or off-site work as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering.
• An active U.S. Government Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a Clearance. Current SSBI is preferred.
• Minimum of four years of design experience within electrical engineering, from requirements to production.

Geost reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Benefits

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:

• Health benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic life with AD&D
  • Short term disability
  • Long term disability
  • Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
  • Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Leaves (Parental, pregnancy, and military)
• Potential bonus

Geost is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Geost is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact recruiting@geost.com.

Pay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Version Date: 01/23/2025