[Hiring] Senior Electrical Engineer – Payload Subcontracts Manager @Encore Semi

Role Description

We are seeking a highly organized and technically adept Senior Electrical Engineer to act as the primary Technical Subcontracts Manager for a newly awarded space program. In this fully remote role, you will serve as the critical bridge between our internal engineering team and external hardware suppliers.

Rather than focusing on ground-up system design, you will take ownership of vendor management, specifically driving the procurement and delivery of a COTS Multi-Mission Payload (MMP) and a space clock module. If you excel at holding vendors accountable, writing clear technical requirements, and keeping complex aerospace hardware projects on schedule, we want you on our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Subcontract Lifecycle Management: Oversee the MMP and space clock module subcontracts from initial vendor selection through final hardware delivery.
• SOW Development: Draft, refine, and deliver precise technical Statements of Work (SOWs) for external vendors.
• Vendor Oversight: Lead regular vendor status meetings to track progress, enforce schedule adherence, and swiftly clear technical roadblocks.
• Technical Guidance: Provide necessary technical inputs regarding Power Supply CCAs, Software Defined Radios (SDR), and other COTS payload components.
• Stakeholder Communication: Conduct rigorous technical reviews of vendor deliverables and provide clear, actionable status updates to internal engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Proven background in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Prior professional experience in technical vendor management, subcontract management, or project engineering for complex hardware.
• Direct experience in the space industry, with specific expertise working with Radar & Sensor technologies, space payloads, and space-rated clock modules.
• General familiarity with RF and Digital signal routing, power supplies, and COTS hardware integration.

Requirements

• US Citizenship Required

Benefits

• 15 days of PTO per calendar year
• 10 paid Holidays per calendar year
• Comprehensive Medical Benefits: Company covers 80% of premiums for Employee and Dependents
• Dental & Vision: Company covers 50% of premiums for Employee and Dependents
• Voluntary Benefits: Life Insurance, FSA (Health and Dependent, Limited Purpose), HAS, and Gap Insurance
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• 401k - Traditional & Roth
• Life/AD&D and Long-Term Disability
• Tuition reimbursement