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Early Power Electronics Engineer Verified today

Apex Spacecraft · Los Angeles, CA · Electronics · first seen 2026-10-02
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About the Role

Apex is seeking an Early Power Electronics Engineer to work on a closely integrated team driving the architecture, development and delivery of flight-critical power systems for our spacecraft.

You'll design spacecraft power generation, storage, conversion and distribution to meet requirements of our spacecraft platforms. You'll approach clean-sheet design and inform coupled trades across Apex's fleet. You'll also contribute to component development in our vertically integrated environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design, analysis and testing of spacecraft power systems, including power generation, energy storage, distribution and DC-DC conversion for harsh environments
  • Perform electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements
  • 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
  • Lead technical development, manage related risk and change across the program and drive new technology introduction

Requirements

  • U.S. Person status required to access export controlled data
  • 1+ years of spacecraft electronics experience
  • Experience across spacecraft power systems
  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or related field (Master's preferred but not required)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to convey decisions and conclusions to multiple audiences
  • Extensive experience in spacecraft design, launch and operation across all phases of the development lifecycle
  • Experience in integrated software/hardware verification and testing

Compensation

Salary Range: $88,000-121,000 per year

Full-time employees are eligible for equity, medical/dental/vision coverage, 401(k) with matching (100% on first 3%, 50% on next 2%), 15-20+ days vacation plus 10 paid holidays, 8 weeks paid parental leave and other benefits.