Senior Power Electronics Engineer

4 weeks ago


Long Beach CA, United States Vast Full time

We are building artificial gravity space stations, allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity.

Vast is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to support the development of systems required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This is a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities include:

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

Requirements include:

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or similar.
  • ~3+ years of experience in developing power electronics.
  • Ability to creatively solve problems and bring multiple disciplines together while assessing risk and making design and development decisions with incomplete data set.
  • Experience working in collegiate project teams (e.g. Formula SAE, Hybrid Electric Vehicle) and/or professional experience.
  • 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 designing electronics for spaceflight environment, verifying workmanship and operability through environmental test (random vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC).

Vast offers a full suite of benefits and perks, including 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 15 days of vacation for non-exempt staff, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, free catered meals and snacks and beverages, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, One Medical membership, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks.

Vast is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, including U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.



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