Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.
The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit.
Join our elite team developing cutting-edge power systems for spacecraft supporting critical national security missions. Your expertise in solar array technology will directly contribute to our Blue Ring spacecraft platform, designed for today's most demanding space environment needs.
Special Mentions:
- Position includes relocation assistance
- Travel expectations: Occasional travel (up to 20%) to support production and operations
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Support development of spacecraft electrical power subsystems with focus on advanced solar array technologies and lithium ion batteries
- Architect power systems operating across multiple orbital regimes (Earth orbiting to deep space)
- Perform critical EPS analyses: Energy Balance Analysis, power budgeting, voltage drop, and bus stability
- Drive technical decisions for solar array development, including cell selection and deployment mechanisms
- Battery characterization, including aging affects
- Battery safety considerations
- Develop component level requirements including verification methods
- Develop and validate power budgets optimized for mission requirements
- Partner with engineering leadership to achieve program goals with acceptable risk
- Evaluate and qualify space-grade solar cell technologies
- Design for manufacturability to support production rates and cost efficiency
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of spacecraft electrical power subsystem design experience with solar array emphasis
- Expertise with spacecraft EPS architecture in Earth-centered orbits and deep space
- Experience with space-grade III-V multijunction and silicon solar cells
- Proficiency with EPS components: PMAD, batteries, solar arrays, wire harnessing, and SADAs
- Experience performing EPS analyses and maintaining power budgets
- Excellent technical communication skills and team collaboration abilities
- Experience in mission-critical environments and Design for Manufacturing & Cost
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in relevant engineering discipline
- Experience with high voltage and dual-voltage power bus
- Knowledge of hybrid solar electric and chemical propulsion systems
- Experience with spacecraft power systems for national security applications
- Familiarity with deployable solar array technologies
- Advanced battery concepts
- Active Top Secret security clearance or eligibility
Compensation Range for:
CA applicants is $130,706.00 - $182,987.70
CO applicants is $119,814.00 - $167,738.55
WA applicants is $130,706.00 - $182,987.70
Other site ranges may differ
Benefits
Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.
