Vast is looking for a Power Electronics Engineer, reporting to the Manager, Power Electronics,ย to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.ย
This will be a full-time,ย exempt position located in our Long Beachย location.ย
Responsibilities:ย
- End-to-end ownership of power electronics specification, architecture, simulation, schematic capture, PCB design, mechanical packaging design, board-level bring-up and validation, environmental qualification, and integrated system-level validation.ย
- Design circuits to implement functions such as power conversion, load switching, hot-swapping, power conditioning, inrush control, over-current fault detection, and more.
- Perform failure modes and effects analyses and drive reliability design and validation plans at the system level.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
- 2 years of experience in developing power electronics.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- 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 full-lifecycle product development.
- Experience with designing electronics for spaceflight environment, verifying workmanship and operability through environmental test (random vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC).
- Strong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to thrive at an early-stage startup where you will have the opportunity to help create and optimize key systems and processes.
Additional Requirements:
- Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
Pay Range:ย
- Power Electronics Engineer II: $110,000-$140,000
Senior Power Electronics Engineer: $135,000-$175,000