What You'll Do- Contribute to the iteration of Katalyst's spacecraft power system design, including schematics, board layouts, and interface definitions, to improve performance and complete feature upgrades.
- Support operation of power system hardware during qualification testing, working directly with test engineers to execute thermal vacuum and vibration qualification test campaigns.
- Help own integrated functional testing of power systems hardware with other spacecraft subsystems.
- Plan and execute targeted stress and performance testing, exercising hardware to design extremes through targeted performance testing.
- Help define and plan design changes for feature or architecture improvement of the spacecraft power system with respect to future mission requirements.
What We're Looking For- Pride in work: You hold yourself to a high bar. You produce designs, documentation, and analyses that are correct, detailed, and ready for scrutiny.
- Humility: You take on new challenges, learn from others, and grow. You seek out missing context, ask good questions, and course-correct quickly with new information.
- Technical intuition and mastery: You understand power electronics at the component level and how that integrates in and impacts spacecraft systems at the architecture level.
Your Ideal Background- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or equivalent field
- 3+ years of experience designing, testing, or integrating spacecraft power electronics or closely related high-reliability power systems
- Prior experience designing or modifying schematics and PCB layouts for power electronics
- Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, bench testing, and debugging
- Exposure to thermal vacuum, vibration, or environmental testing
- Experience executing test procedures and documenting results
- Experience troubleshooting board- or component-level power issues
- Experience integrating power electronics with other subsystems
Additional Requirements: Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
Compensation and Benefits: Your base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. The anticipated salary range for this role is $105,000 - $145,000 annually
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at Katalyst. You will also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of the Employee Stock Option and Equity Plan, as well as a relocation bonus and other discretionary bonuses. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, and unlimited Paid Time Off.
