Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Apex manufactures satellite buses at scale using a combination of software, vertical integration, and hardware designed for manufacturing. Our spacecraft enable the future of society: ranging from earth observation to communications and more.

About the Role

Apex is seeking a seasoned 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.
• 6+ 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.

Pay

Salary Range: $165,000 - $195,000 a year (targeted base salary, excludes additional benefits).

Benefits

• Shared upside: Receive equity in Apex, letting you benefit from the work you create.
• Best-in-class healthcare: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents, plus $100k life insurance at no cost.
• Comprehensive PTO package: starting at 15 days vacation, growing to 20+ days annually, plus 10 paid holidays.
• Competitive 401(k) plan with generous matching: 100% match on first 3%, 50% on next 2%.
• 8 weeks paid parental leave plus childcare reimbursement up to $350/day for work-related travel.
• Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks.
• Your dream desk setup and all the tools you need to be your most productive self.
• World-class Playa Vista office with in-person collaboration and flexibility to integrate work and life.