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    "description": "<p>Are you passionate about shaping the future of humanity’s presence in space? Lunar Outpost, an industry leader in space robotics and planetary vehicles, invites you to join our team! Lunar Outpost is dedicated to creating a permanent presence in space, while also driving positive impacts here on Earth. Lunar Outpost is seeking a <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Staff Electrical Hardware Engineer </span>to lead the design, development, and maturation of complex electrical hardware for spaceflight and lunar surface systems. This role focuses on end‑to‑end ownership of electrical hardware—from architecture and schematic design through layout, test, and integration—with a balanced emphasis across power, digital, analog, and high‑speed interfaces. Your work will not only contribute to pioneering lunar missions, but also to technologies with the potential to benefit humanity on Earth. 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All employees, including executives and human resources personnel, are expected to conduct themselves with professionalism and treat others with dignity and respect in accordance with this policy. </em></span></p>",
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