Staff Power Electronics Engineer

The role

This person will drive the design of avionics, flight computer, and power systems for satellite buses. They will perform design, analysis, and testing of DC-DC power converters and electrical power systems.

What you will do

• Provide engineering expertise in design, analysis, and testing of DC-DC power converters for harsh environments.
• Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements.
• Define and perform electrical power system verification testing and analysis.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to create new power electronics hardware.
• Drive system and electrical architecture trades, product requirements, and component selection.
• Perform schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, and design documentation.
• Handle manufacturing planning and production test for electrical designs.
• Provide technical leadership across the organization.
• Manage related risk and change across the program and drive new technology introduction.

Required qualifications

• U.S. Person status is required
• 8+ years of spacecraft electronics experience
• Experience across multiple spacecraft programs
• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or a related field
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Extensive experience in spacecraft design, launch, and operation, including all phases of the development lifecycle
• Experience in integrated software/hardware verification and testing

Nice to have

• Master’s degree

Benefits

• Equity in Apex
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
• $100k life insurance at no cost
• Starting at 15 days vacation, growing to 20+ days annually
• 10 paid holidays
• 100% match on first 3% and 50% on next 2% 401(k) matching
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• Childcare reimbursement up to $350/day for work-related travel
• Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks
• Monthly office socials, pickleball tournaments, run club, and gatherings
• Dream desk setup

Before you apply

• U.S. Person status is required to access export controlled data
• Applicants must qualify as a U.S. Person or be able to obtain required export authorizations

About the company

Apex manufactures satellite buses at scale using software, vertical integration, and hardware designed for manufacturing. Their spacecraft enable earth observation, communications, and more.