Principal Electronics Engineer (m/f/d)
About the job
Your way into the future
Join us as Principal Electronics Engineer (m/f/d) and work with us on changing the future!
What awaits you at Mynaric
- Own the electronics architecture of next-generation multi-waveform optical communication terminals, from requirements to verified design.
- Define electrical interfaces, power architecture, grounding and shielding concepts, and partitioning between controller, modem and optical head electronics.
- Set the high-speed design strategy for multi-gigabit links, high-pin-count FPGAs and advanced packages, including SI/PI analysis and design rules.
- Own EMI/EMC from design for compliance through test planning, pre-compliance testing and issue resolution.
- Lead electronics content in design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and represent electronics toward customers and technology partners.
- Work with mechanical, thermal, optical, embedded software and production teams on trades for performance, reliability, radiation tolerance and manufacturability.
- Guide and mentor electronics engineers and set standards for design quality, verification and documentation.
What you bring with you
- Required experience: Minimum 10 years of hands-on professional experience in the field, including technical leadership.
- M.Sc. or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a comparable field.
- Minimum 10 years of hands-on professional experience in electronics development, including at least 3 years as architect or technical lead for complex systems, ideally in space, aerospace or defense.
- Hands-on design experience in high-speed digital design and SI/PI simulation tools; not only a reviewing or management role.
- Hands-on EMI/EMC experience, from design through testing, including standards such as MIL-STD-461 or ECSS-E-ST-20-07.
- Knowledge of space electronics: component selection, derating and radiation effects.
- Hands-on use of Altium Designer and advanced laboratory instruments for bring-up and debugging.
What we offer you
Have you always wanted to wear your favorite space outfit to work? Then you are exactly the right fit for us! Forget the office politics and come and work with inspiring colleagues from all over the world as you embark on an incredible journey with Mynaric to work on unique and challenging projects and make a real contribution to the future of connectivity.
We offer you permanent employment, varied areas of responsibility, and attractive employee benefits. Mynaric is absolutely committed to being an equal opportunity employer so we welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
So if this sounds like the kind of place where you would like to work then apply today and be part of the company that is changing the world!
From Mynaric's job posting, checked 10 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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