Senior Power Systems Engineer, Lunar — Lead Space Power

Vast; City of Long Beach (NY); On-site; USD 137,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Equity in compensation

Generous paid time off

Onsite meals and perks

Job summary

Vast, based in Long Beach, California, seeks a Senior Power Systems Engineer, Lunar, to lead end-to-end power architecture for the Moon program. You will own electronics specification, simulation, PCB design, and system validation for lunar habitats and related hardware.

Requirements include a 4-year Electrical Engineering degree and 6+ years in power electronics, with experience in spaceflight environments and fault-tolerant architectures. On-site role with strong compensation and full benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 6+ years of experience developing power electronics.
• Demonstrated ownership of at least one power electronics product from architecture to bring-up and validation.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end power system architecture, electronics specification, simulation, schematic capture, PCB design, and validation.
• Define power architecture tradeoffs for lunar applications including energy storage integration and fault-tolerant distribution.
• Design circuits for power conversion, load switching, inrush control, and over-current fault detection.
• Lead radiation, thermal, and dust-mitigation design considerations for power hardware beyond LEO.
• Perform FMEA analyses and drive reliability plans at system level.
• Own qualification campaigns with the test lab across vibration, thermal cycling, burn-in, TVAC, and radiation testing.
• Present architecture, analyses, and test results to leadership at milestones.
• Mentor junior engineers and help build reusable power electronics standards.

Skills

Power electronics

Systems engineering

Electrical engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Ethernet

CAN

SPI

I2C

Job description

Vast, based in Long Beach, California, seeks a Senior Power Systems Engineer, Lunar, to lead end-to-end power architecture for the Moon program. You will own electronics specification, simulation, PCB design, and system validation for lunar habitats and related hardware.

Requirements include a 4-year Electrical Engineering degree and 6+ years in power electronics, with experience in spaceflight environments and fault-tolerant architectures. On-site role with strong compensation and full benefits.