Senior Electrical Engineer

Why LeoLabs?

At LeoLabs, we're building the living map of activity in space. Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO). Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions.

We're not just building technology; we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, LeoLabs is a trusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations.

If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here.

The Opportunity

Join LeoLabs' Hardware Engineering team in Menlo Park and help develop the next generation of radar systems that deliver persistent orbital intelligence to customers around the world.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will lead the design and development of complex electronics that are central to LeoLabs' radar platforms. This is a hands-on role for an experienced engineer who can take ownership of board-level hardware from architecture and schematic capture through PCB implementation, bring-up, validation, and production support.

You will work closely with RF, mechanical, embedded, test, and manufacturing engineers to deliver robust, high-performance hardware across power, control, timing, and mixed-signal applications. The role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced hardware environment, enjoys solving challenging cross-disciplinary problems, and wants to build real systems that move quickly from concept to deployment.

This position is full-time onsite at our Menlo Park, CA headquarters. Occasional international travel may be required to support deployment and site activities.

Your First Year

Within 1 month: You will ramp quickly on LeoLabs' radar systems, hardware architecture, and active development programs. You'll build familiarity with current board designs, design tools, and lab workflows while beginning to contribute to an active electrical design effort and supporting ongoing hardware bring-up and debug.

Within 3 months: You will own the execution of a board or subsystem design effort from schematic and layout through prototype release. You'll drive hardware bring-up, validation, and design iteration in collaboration with RF, mechanical, embedded, and test engineers, contributing meaningfully to design reviews, technical tradeoffs, and cross-functional hardware integration.

Within 6 months: You will lead the development of multiple board-level designs or major electrical subsystems in active programs. You'll release hardware for prototype or production builds and support manufacturing execution, while identifying and implementing improvements to electrical design quality, development speed, and cross-team execution.

Within 12 months: You will serve as a technical leader across multiple hardware development efforts, driving complex electrical designs from concept through validation and production. You'll help shape the team's engineering approach through strong execution, technical judgment, and mentorship.

Compliance & Culture

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.