Senior Space Power Systems Engineer (Equity)

Gravitics Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Generous PTO policy

Medical benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Employee discounts

Job summary

Gravitics is seeking exceptional engineers to own the product lifecycle for an in-space electrical power system from design through build, integration, and deployment. You will lead development of a mission-critical power system engineered to perform reliably across orbital missions.

You will define requirements, analyze performance, and collaborate with structures, thermal, avionics, and GNC teams to ensure compatibility with vehicle-level performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or ABET-accredited discipline
• 5+ years of experience in power converter or electrical power system development
• Ability to design and test 1–10 kW power systems
• Experience with space-environment packaging, integration, and testing
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test electrical power subsystems for flight hardware in orbital environments
• Define and maintain power system requirements and perform architecture-level design trades
• Analyze and validate power system performance against requirements through modeling, simulation, and testing
• Perform solar array sizing, including shading, peak, and average power analyses for orbital missions
• Assess radiation effects on electronics and develop mitigation strategies
• Conduct fault tolerance, redundancy, and reliability analyses for power systems
• Work cross-functionally with structures, thermal, avionics, and GNC teams to ensure power system compatibility with vehicle-level performance
• Support environmental qualification and acceptance testing, including thermal-vacuum, vibration, and leak/proof pressure testing
• Contribute to vehicle layout and packaging decisions, accounting for radiation exposure and thermal environments
• Interface with external vendors and suppliers, owning technical coordination, component sourcing, and qualification to ensure delivered hardware meets performance, quality, and schedule requirements

Skills

Power electronics

Power system design

Space-grade packaging

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Adaptability

Fault tolerance considerations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited)

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Gravitics is seeking exceptional engineers to own the product lifecycle for an in-space electrical power system from design through build, integration, and deployment. You will lead development of a mission-critical power system engineered to perform reliably across orbital missions.

You will define requirements, analyze performance, and collaborate with structures, thermal, avionics, and GNC teams to ensure compatibility with vehicle-level performance.