Vast is looking for a Power Electronics Design Engineer l, 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: Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or related field completed or expected by June 2026.
Demonstrated 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.
| Location | Long Beach, CA |