Power Electronics Engineer I

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of power electronics specification, architecture, simulation, schematic capture, PCB design, mechanical packaging design, board-level bring-up and validation, environmental qualification, and integrated system-level validation.
• Design circuits to implement functions such as power conversion, load switching, hot-swapping, power conditioning, inrush control, over-current fault detection, and more.
• Perform failure modes and effects analyses and drive reliability design and validation plans at the system level.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field completed or expected by June 2026.
• Demonstrated experience in developing power electronics.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Ability to creatively solve problems and bring multiple disciplines together while assessing risk and making design and development decisions with incomplete data set.
• Professional experience with instrumentation and data acquisition (e.g. SPICE, SQL, and/or National Instruments hardware).
• Experience with software programming: Matlab, Python, C/C++ etc.
• Experience with vehicle and instrumentation buses such as Ethernet, CAN, SPI, and I2C, as well as serial I/O (RS232/422/485).
• Experience with full-lifecycle product development.
• Experience with designing electronics for spaceflight environment, verifying workmanship and operability through environmental test (random vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC).
• Strong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to thrive at an early-stage startup where you will have the opportunity to help create and optimize key systems and processes.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones.

Pay

Pay Range: California $85,000—$108,000 USD

Compensation And Benefits

• Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.
• Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including:
• medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents,
• generous paid time off;
• up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually,
• paid parental leave,
• short and long-term disability insurance,
• life insurance,
• access to a 401(k) retirement plan,
• ClassPass credits,
• personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health,
• and other discounts and perks.

Food Perks

• Snacks,
• drip coffee & onsite barista,
• cold drinks,
• dinner meals remaining free of charge,
• lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.

Export Control Compliance Status

The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.

Equal Opportunity

Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.