Apex

Power Electronics Engineer (Mid)

Apex$125K — $155K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of spacecraft electronics experience
  • Experience with multiple spacecraft programs
  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or a related field; Master's preferred
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for effective communication
  • Extensive experience in spacecraft design and operation throughout the development lifecycle
  • Experience in integrated software/hardware verification and testing

Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering expertise in designing and testing power converters for harsh environments
  • Conduct electrical power system design trades and requirements development
  • Perform verification testing and analysis for electrical systems
  • Collaborate with design, test, and production engineers on new hardware creation
  • Lead architecture trades, component selection, and design analysis for electrical designs
  • Manage risk, changes, and introduce new technologies across programs

Benefits

  • Equity participation in Apex
  • 100% company-paid healthcare for employees and dependents
  • 15+ days of PTO, increasing with tenure, plus 10 paid holidays
  • Generous 401(k) matching contributions
  • 8 weeks paid parental leave with childcare reimbursement
  • Daily catered meals and unlimited snacks
  • Engaging company culture with social events
  • Customized workspace and essential tools for productivity
  • Modern office in Playa Vista designed for collaboration and flexibility
  • Opportunity to work with industry experts on impactful projects
Full Job Description
About the Role

Apex is seeking a spacecraft Electrical Engineer to work on a closely integrated team who will drive the design of the avionics, flight computer and power systems to meet the requirements of our bus. You will have an opportunity to approach this from a clean sheet design and inform coupled trades across the vehicle architecture. 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:
  • Provide engineering expertise in design, analysis, and testing of DC-DC power converters for harsh environments.
  • Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements.
  • Define and 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.
  • Provide 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.
  • 3+ years of spacecraft electronics experience.
  • Experience across multiple spacecraft programs.
  • 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: $125,000 - $155,000 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.

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About Apex

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