Power Electronics Engineer (Mid)
Join Apex Space as a Power Electronics Engineer to innovate in spacecraft design and power systems.
Posted by employer 1 year ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 22 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Power Electronics Engineer at Apex Space focuses on designing and testing avionics, flight computers, and power systems for satellite buses. Key skills include expertise in DC-DC power converters and experience with spacecraft electronics across multiple programs. This position is ideal for mid-level engineers with a background in aerospace engineering who are eager to innovate and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team. Apex, a rapidly growing startup, emphasizes a supportive work environment and offers opportunities for significant impact in the aerospace industry.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Apex Space's careers page October 29, 2026.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$128,000).
- Starts above 67% of 1381 comparable mid other roles in United States we track (median $105,000 across 188 companies).
- avionics appears in 0.7% of 3297 comparable mid other roles in United States; DC-DC power converters appears in 0.1% of 3297 comparable mid other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Apex Space lists $125,000–$155,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 3 years of relevant experience for this Power Electronics Engineer (Mid) role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: DC-DC power converters, avionics, flight computer, power systems, spacecraft electronics.
- Does Apex Space sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Apex Space targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Power Electronics Engineer (Mid) role at Apex Space.
From the original posting
About the Role
Apex is seeking a spacecraft Electrical Engineer to work on a closely integrated team who will drive the design of the avionics, flight computer and power systems to meet the requirements of our bus. You will have an opportunity to approach this from a clean sheet design and inform coupled trades across the vehicle architecture. You will be innovative in your approach to push the limits of design and performance, while disrupting and making an impact on the industry.
Responsibilities
Provide engineering expertise in design, analysis, and testing of DC-DC power converters for harsh environments.
Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements.
Define and perform electrical power system verification testing and analysis.
Work with multidisciplinary teams of design, test, and production engineers to create new power electronics hardware.
Drive system and electrical architecture trades, product requirements, component selection, design analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, design documentation, manufacturing planning, and production test for electrical designs.
Provide technical leadership across the organization, manage related risk and change across the program and drive new technology introduction.
Requirements
U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data.
3+ years of spacecraft electronics experience.
Experience across multiple spacecraft programs.
Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or a related field. Master’s degree preferred but not required.
Possess excellent interpersonal skills, able to work effectively within an organization and convey decisions, direction, and conclusions in a manner meaningful to multiple audiences.
Extensive experience in spacecraft design, launch, and operation, including experience at all phases of the development lifecycle.
Experience in integrated software/hardware verification and testing.
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What We Offer For Full-time Employees:
Shared upside: Receive equity in Apex, letting you benefit from the work you create
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