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Apex Spacecraft · Los Angeles, CA · Electronics · first seen 2026-07-16
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About the role

Apex manufactures satellite buses at scale for the commercial space industry. You'll design and develop avionics systems and electrical components for these platforms, collaborating with software, mechanical, integration, and manufacturing teams.

Your responsibilities

  • Electrical architecture and design, including product requirements, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, and documentation
  • Flight production, development prototyping, vendor selection, and manufacturing support
  • Circuit and full product bring-up, debugging, troubleshooting, acceptance and qualification testing
  • Deliver hardware on schedule; maintain active project management through status reports
  • Full vehicle integrated testing and data review
  • Multidisciplinary coordination with software, firmware, mechanical, PCB layout, environments, integration, harnessing, test, manufacturing, and production teams
  • Drive improvements in reliability and capabilities while minimizing cost and schedule

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Avionics Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience, preferably in aerospace or satellite industry
  • Proficiency designing and developing avionics systems, electrical circuits, and subsystems
  • Experience with eCAD software (Altium), circuit simulation (LTSpice), and PCB design tools
  • Ability to analyze complex electrical problems, identify solutions, and troubleshoot using Logic Analyzer, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills in cross-functional teams
  • Attention to detail and ability to work in fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • U.S. Person status required to access export controlled data

Compensation and benefits

Salary range: $165,000 to $195,000 per year. Full-time employees receive equity, 100% company-paid medical/dental/vision, 15-20+ days vacation plus 10 paid holidays, 401(k) with 100% match on first 3% and 50% on next 2%, 8 weeks paid parental leave, and other benefits.