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About Sidus Space

Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) is an innovative space and defense technology company offering satellite manufacturing, technology integration, AI-driven space-based data solutions, mission planning, and space hardware manufacturing. We operate a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing facility on Florida's Space Coast.

Role Summary

The Senior Power Systems Electrical Engineer leads the design, development, and verification of high-reliability spacecraft electrical power systems for spaceflight missions. You will focus on power generation, storage, conversion, distribution, and protection hardware for satellite platforms. This position is 100% onsite in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead spacecraft power subsystem architecture, interface definition, and electrical design for new and existing satellite programs.
• Oversee IRAD/CRAD efforts related to advanced power electronics, energy storage technologies, fault-tolerant power buses, and next-generation EPS concepts.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to continual process improvement.
• Generate and review requirements, specifications, ICDs, analyses, power budgets, and test plans.
• Participate in technical reviews and present findings to internal teams and customers.
• Document design, analysis, and test results in technical reports and presentations.
• Generate and maintain engineering and manufacturing documentation including drawings and bills of materials.
• Support spacecraft and payload systems engineering, including requirements flow-down, verification, and architectural trade studies.
• Lead electrical integration and test activities for spacecraft EPS hardware, including validation of power converters, solar array interfaces, battery systems, distribution units, and protection circuits.
• Develop and maintain system power budgets.
• Create electrical system validation and verification plans ensuring coverage of all requirements and interfaces.
• Develop test plans for EPS components and assemblies.
• Review and approve spacecraft-level electrical test results, anomaly dispositions, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate engineering design packages with systems engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing, quality, and program management.
• Communicate with cross-discipline team members to validate proposed design implementations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant field with 3+ years of experience. Experience in lieu of education may be considered.
• High proficiency with power electronics design, including DC/DC converters, battery management systems, solar array interfaces, and spacecraft power distribution hardware.
• Strong understanding of grounding and shielding techniques applicable to satellite and aerospace systems.
• Proficiency in creating electrical schematics and assembly drawings using AutoCAD or comparable design tools.
• Solid understanding of requirements definition, decomposition, flow-down, architectural trade studies, interface definition, hardware specifications, and verification.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.

Desired Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant field.
• Six (6) years of experience in satellite or spacecraft power system design, including electrical power systems (EPS).
• Experience with integration of common spacecraft subsystems: power systems (Solar Arrays, Batteries), avionics assemblies, harnessing, ADCS elements, and electro-mechanical subsystems.
• Knowledge of satellite/spacecraft system reliability, contamination control, EMI, space environments (radiation, surface charging, corrosion), and human factors.
• Experience developing system and subsystem level acceptance plans and qualification testing of space flight hardware.
• High quality written and oral presentation skills.

Work Environment

• 100% onsite, Monday through Friday, day shift generally 7am to 4pm.
• Travel less than 10%.
• Sedentary work, occasionally exerting up to 10 pounds of force. Daily use of laptop, computer monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

Eligibility Requirements

• All candidates selected will be subject to a background investigation and drug screen.
• To conform to U.S. Government International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Best-in-Class benefit program with generous employer paid portion.
• Matching 401(k) on Day ONE.
• Paid Time Off (vacation and sick days) and 11 paid holidays.
• Educational assistance and professional training opportunities.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Adjustable stand-up desks.
• Company golf outings and other social events.