Northwood Space
Electrical Engineer- Fleet Operations & Reliability
$100K–$175K
Torrance, CA · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Experience
- Experience building, testing, operating, or diagnosing complex electrical or mechanical systems; no years specified.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State under U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR.
About the job
Operate and improve the reliability of Northwood’s global ground-station network by monitoring hardware, responding to incidents, and leading field deployments.
What you'll do
- Own fleet uptime and performance through deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting, and analysis of antenna performance and uptime data.
- Operate and scale the Network Operations Center, including telemetry monitoring, command and configuration management, and incident response.
- Lead remote-site deployment campaigns, investigate failures, coordinate contractors, and implement reliability improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or a related engineering discipline.
- Experience building, testing, operating, or diagnosing complex electrical or mechanical systems.
- Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Meet the stated U.S. export-control eligibility requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience with live hardware operations, field operations, contractors, hands-on diagnostics, scripting such as Python or SQL, or 2D/3D CAD.
- Failure analysis, product engineering, quality, or service experience in consumer electronics or automotive.
Pay
$100K – $175K USD base salary
Tools
Python, SQL
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