Electrical Power System (EPS) Engineer

Startup Talents; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 76,500 - 93,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Participation in Company Option Plan

Paid travel

Personal wellness budget

Generous equipment budget

Private health & dental insurance

Job summary

A global aerospace firm in London seeks an experienced Power Systems Engineer for their Avionics Team. This permanent role involves designing and integrating power subsystems for spacecraft, leading projects, and collaborating with engineering teams. Ideal candidates must have over 5 years of relevant experience and a degree in a related field. The position offers a competitive salary up to £85k and benefits including health insurance and a wellness budget. Work is hybrid, combining office presence and remote work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a systems or power electronics role.
• Experience with spacecraft implementation.
• Knowledge of typical program lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Provide power subsystem engineering from specification to integration.
• Perform requirements engineering related to spacecraft power systems.
• Maintain spacecraft power budgets and models.

Skills

Power System and Electrical Engineering experience

Ability to work in a team

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

(BSc/MSc) Degree in Power management, Electronics, Aerospace, Physics or similar

Tools

Power conditioning and distribution

DC/DC converters

Battery management systems

Job description

London, United Kingdom | Posted on 28/06/2025

The employer is Space satellite supplier specialized in in-orbit servicing who are revolutionizing how space missions are conducted. They are a global company with dynamic engineering teams who are in charge of enhancing sustainable space operations, and creating technologies supporting a range of in-orbit servicing applications, from disposal and in-orbit transport to inspection, assembly, manufacturing, repair, and recycling.

Missions

You will join the Avionics Team and work on a project involving 20 colleagues and a lot of interactions with them. Your team will be composed of 3 Avionics engineers and be led by the Avionics Manager

As a key member of the Avionics Team, you'll play a vital role in designing, procuring, and integrating power subsystems for current spacecraft projects. You will also have the opportunity to lead the development of next-generation power solutions, ensuring the success of future missions.

Responsibilities

• Provide power subsystem engineering, both high level architecture and detailed electronics design, from specification to integration
• Perform requirements engineering (analysis, flow-up and down) related to spacecraft power systems, and the power interfaces of other on-board hardware
• Maintain spacecraft power budgets and parametric models for the power subsystem
• Analyse EMC constraints for power subsystem and identifying mitigation measures
• Support the definition of power related test equipment
• Write and support Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to external companies, reviewing responses and supporting-down selections
• Subcontractor management for key hardware deliverables
• Review and assess power electronics for all spacecraft equipment
• Define validation, verification and test plans
• Support integration and test of power subsystem, including generation of reports
• Support to flight operations
• Generate documentation for the full project lifetime (e.g. Design, Development and Verification Plan; FMEA; design review documentation; in-orbit subsystem operational procedures)
• Support to customer and project reviews
• Support architecture and product development for future spacecraft power systems

Requirements

MUST HAVE

• (BSc/MSc) Degree in Power management, Electronics, Aerospace, Physics or similar
• 5+ years Power System and Electrical Engineering experience in a systems or power electronics role
• Experience of power electronics/subsystems in the space industry, including power conditioning and distribution, DC/DC converters, solar arrays, solar array regulation and drive mechanisms, battery management (battery charge/discharge regulators)
• Ability to work in a team and willingness to collaborate outside your immediate expertise
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Knowledge of typical program lifecycles, with previous experience as an active contributor to key formal reviews (MDR, PDR, CDR, etc)
• Experience with spacecraft implementation

NICE TO HAVE

• Detailed understanding of power electronics analysis, design, build, and test
• Understanding of actuator and motor drive electronics
• Hands-on electronics design and test experience, including fault diagnosis
• Experience with common space standards (ECSS, MIL, etc), and associated tailoring

Contract : Permanent

Context : Replacement of a colleague leaving the company

Location : London ( 3 days on site office, 2 days from home )

Salary : to 85k GBP

Benefits : Competitive salary + Possibility of participation in the Company Option Plan + Paid travel +personal wellness budget + Generous equipment budget +Private health & dental insurance

Recruitment Process

• 2 - Technical interview - technical questions send in advance. Present back in the office to the team.
• 3 - Last interview with HR and Team fit.