Power Electronics Engineer

Vast is looking for a Power Electronics Engineer, reporting to the Manager, Power Electronics, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

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

Responsibilities:

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.

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:

Power Electronics Engineer II: $110,000-$140,000

Senior Power Electronics Engineer: $135,000-$175,000

Pay Range: California

$110,000—$175,000 USD