Electrical Systems Engineer (TS/SCI)

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Electrical Systems Engineer to support a critical DoD program for Space and Mission Systems in Boulder, CO. The customer is seeking experienced engineers to collaborate with cross-functional teams in implementing complex electrical systems for spacecrafts.

Clearance: Top Secret/SCI

Location: Boulder, CO (100% onsite)

This job opens for applications on 4/9/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date   

Responsibilities of the Electrical Engineer:

• Provide electrical systems engineering support to technical teams for the definition, implementation, and operation of complex electrical systems, including spacecraft buses and payloads, instruments, and ground systems.
•  Lead and manage electrical requirements across the lifecycle, including ownership, stakeholder coordination, derivation, allocation, verification, validation, and performance analysis to demonstrate mission effectiveness.
• Plan, prepare, document, and execute assembly, integration, test, and verification (AIT&V) activities throughout the design lifecycle.
• Support the development and flow-down of electrical subsystem, box-level, and board-level requirements for space-based and ground electronic architectures.
• Develop and maintain electrical Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for both space and ground systems.
•  Perform power budget analyses and develop harness designs, grounding diagrams, EMI/EMC compliance assessments, and related analyses supporting environmental, design, and test requirements.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to define and refine space-based electrical architectures, including the creation of Electrical Functional Block Diagrams.
•  Provide subject-matter expertise to program technical risk and opportunity assessments, including evaluation of impact and likelihood and recommendations for mitigation strategies and opportunity capture.
• Partner with mechanical and thermal engineering teams to define and refine box-level electrical requirements.
•  Apply systems engineering tools and methodologies, with specific experience in MBSE and Cameo.
• Leverage detailed board-level design knowledge to provide design review authority across digital, analog, power, FPGA, and packaging domains.

Qualifications of the Electrical Engineer:  

• Bachelors degree in related discipline and 3-5+ years of relevant experience
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Experience with Modeling & Simulation tools such as CAMEO, MBSE, SysML
• Full lifecycle electrical engineering experience from requirements gathering, implementation, and test
• Incorporating electrical systems information into Engineering System of Record (ICDs, IBDs, etc.)
• Requirements compliance/tracing/verification method (L5 to L2)

Compensation for the Electrical Engineer:

• Total compensation based on experience level - $140,000-$170,000 **based on degree and total years of experience**
• Full Benefits: PTO/Holidays, Cigna Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401k with ADP
• Certification reimbursement
• Contract mobility through Zachary Piper Solutions

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