Early Power Electronics Engineer

Apex

• $88K — $121K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • U.S. Person status required for access to export-controlled data.
  • 1+ years of experience in spacecraft electronics.
  • Familiarity with spacecraft power systems is essential.
  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or related field; Master's preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal skills for effective communication across teams.
  • Extensive experience in spacecraft design, launch, and operation throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Experience in integrated software/hardware verification and testing.

Responsibilities

  • Design, analyze, and test spacecraft power systems for harsh environments.
  • Conduct electrical power system design trades and develop requirements.
  • Perform verification testing and analysis of electrical power systems.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create new power electronics hardware.
  • Drive system architecture trades, component selection, and design documentation.
  • Manage risk and change across programs while introducing new technologies.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Long-term incentives in the form of stock options.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Apex is seeking a spacecraft Early Power Electronics Engineer to work on a closely integrated team who will drive the architecture, development, and delivery of flight-critical power systems for our spacecraft.

You'll be on a team driving the design of spacecraft power generation, storage, conversion and distribution to meet the requirements of our spacecraft platforms with the opportunity to approach it from a clean-sheet design and inform coupled trades across Apex's fleet of spacecraft platforms. In-addition you'll contribute to component development in a vertically integrated environment.

You will be innovative in your approach to push the limits of design and performance, while disrupting and making an impact on the industry.

Responsibilities:
  • Design, analysis, and testing of of spacecraft power systems, including power generation, energy storage, distribution, and DC-DC conversion for harsh environments
  • Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements.
  • Perform electrical power system verification testing and analysis.
  • Work with multidisciplinary teams of design, test, and production engineers to create new 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 test for electrical designs.
  • Learn technical leadership across the organization, manage related risk and change across the program and drive new technology introduction.

Requirements:
  • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data.
  • 1+ years of spacecraft electronics experience.
  • Experience across spacecraft power systems.
  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or a related field. Master's degree preferred but not required.
  • Possess excellent interpersonal skills, able to work effectively within an organization and convey decisions, direction, and conclusions in a manner meaningful to multiple audiences.
  • Extensive experience in spacecraft design, launch, and operation, including experience at all phases of the development lifecycle.
  • Experience in integrated software/hardware verification and testing.


Compensation

Salary Range: $88,000-121,000 a year

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base salary range and excludes additional benefits. If your salary requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply.

Additional Information:

Compensation ranges are set by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. A candidate's specific level and base pay are determined case by case and may vary with job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities, and internal equity. Beyond base salary, full-time hires are also eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options, along with medical, dental, and vision coverage and a 401(k) retirement plan.

ITAR Requirements

Apex's work is governed by U.S. export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). To be eligible for this role, applicants must either (1) qualify as a U.S. Person, meaning a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident (green card holder), a refugee admitted under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or an individual granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or (2) be able to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, or another applicable U.S. government agency. You can learn more about ITAR here.

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