Staff Power Electronics Engineer

Apex Technology, Inc.•Los Angeles, CA

5d•$175,000 - $215,000•Onsite

About The Position

Apex is seeking a seasoned spacecraft electrical engineer to join a closely integrated team designing avionics, flight computers, and power systems for satellite buses. The role offers the opportunity to contribute to clean-sheet designs and inform trades across the vehicle architecture, while developing innovative designs that push performance and advance the spacecraft industry. The engineer will focus on DC-DC power converters and electrical power systems for harsh environments, working across design, analysis, verification, testing, prototyping, and production. They will collaborate with multidisciplinary design, test, and production teams, and provide technical leadership while managing program risks and changes and introducing new technologies.

Requirements

U.S. Person status is required, or applicants must be able to obtain the required export authorizations, because the role may involve access to export-controlled data.
At least 8 years of spacecraft electronics experience.
Experience across multiple spacecraft programs.
Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or a related field.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively within an organization and communicate decisions, direction, and conclusions to multiple audiences.
Extensive experience in spacecraft design, launch, and operation, including all phases of the development lifecycle.
Experience in integrated software/hardware verification and testing.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

Provide engineering expertise in the design, analysis, and testing of DC-DC power converters for harsh environments.
Perform electrical power system and subsystem design trades and develop requirements.
Define and perform electrical power system verification testing and analysis.
Collaborate with design, test, and production engineers to develop power electronics hardware.
Drive system and electrical architecture trades, product requirements, component selection, design analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, design documentation, manufacturing planning, and production testing for electrical designs.
Provide technical leadership across the organization, manage related program risks and changes, and drive new technology introduction.

Benefits

Equity in Apex.
Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
$100,000 life insurance at no cost.
Paid vacation starting at 15 days and growing to 20 or more days annually.
10 paid holidays.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on the first 3% contributed and a 50% match on the next 2%.
Eight weeks of paid parental leave.
Childcare reimbursement up to $350 per day for work-related travel.
Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks.
Office socials, pickleball tournaments, run club, and gatherings for employees and their families.
Tools for an individual desk setup.
In-person collaboration at the Playa Vista office, with flexibility to integrate work and life.
Long-term incentives in the form of stock options.