Electrical Division Lead

Our Mission – Join Us in Building the Future of Space

Stellar Exploration is a fast-growing company working on fast-paced commercial space projects and flagship European Space Agency (ESA) / NASA programmes.

We have designed, built, and launched more space hardware than any other company in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). We deliver to customers across Europe and overseas, and our presence continues to expand into new markets and continents.

We focus on three essential technologies powering some of the most exciting developments in the space industry, particularly small satellites and ESPA-class spacecraft in the 100–500 kg range: Electrical Power Systems (EPS), Chemical Propulsion Systems (CPS), and RF payloads.

Our mission is to develop and deliver complete systems that unlock new capabilities and unprecedented potential for small satellites. By the end of this decade, we aim to see our advanced systems deployed beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO), contributing to the next generation of space infrastructure.

Join us.

Job description:

• Development of the professional skills of division members.
• Task assignment and workload balancing within the division, acting as the interface between project managers and electrical engineers.
• Providing technical support to division members in addressing challenges related to their assigned tasks.
• Documentation of the division's knowledge, with primary responsibility for relevant guidelines and handbooks.
• Formal team lead responsibilities, including staff planning, recruitment and leading interviews, vacation and business trip approvals, licence maintenance, equipment management, etc.

Responsibilities

• Leading and overseeing expert engineering and development activities within the Electrical Division throughout the entire product/system lifecycle in assigned programmes (EPS, CPS, RF) at Stellar Exploration. o The product/system lifecycle spans from the definition of user needs, requirements specification, conceptual and detailed design, and support of MAIT activities (manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing) through to delivery.
• Task assignment and workload balancing of the division team members
• Proactive and frequent communication with division team members regarding task objectives and time allocation, and task progress, potential obstacles, and conflicting priorities.
• Proactive and frequent communication with project leads (Project Managers or System Engineers) and the CTO (line manager).
• Proactive and frequent communication within the engineering team (System Engineers and members of other divisions) on technical topics requiring alignment.
• Overseeing the preparation of a wide range of project documentation.
• Reviewing and approving development outputs, including schematics, drawings, models, documentation, and hardware.
• Participating in team meetings and project milestones.
• Leading proposal preparation.
• Initiating and driving internal company development projects.
• Overseeing and taking primary responsibility for contributions to company processes and standardization activities, including standards, guidelines, and handbooks.
• Regularly documenting and sharing lessons learned.
• Mentoring less experienced colleagues.
• Taking responsibility for the professional skills development of division members.
• Identification and management of external trainings.
• Ensuring timely completion of administrative responsibilities, including vacation planning, timesheet management etc.

Who We’re Looking For:

• 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering, preferably in space or aerospace applications
• Team management skills and experience
• Strong background in Electric Power System system level design
• Background in design and development of power generation, management and storadge hardware / units (Batteries, PCDUs, Solar arrays)
• Detailed knowledge of Batteries (Battey cells, BMS, packaging) and power management units i.e. PCDUs high-reliability electronics
• Hands-on experience in design, development, testing and qualification of space hardware (EMC, thermal vacuum, radiation testing)
• Knowledge of ECSS standards and space-grade components is a plus
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and lead end-to-end development cycles.