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Katalyst Space Technologies · 3 weeks ago

Senior Spacecraft Power Electronics Engineer

Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $180K/yr

7+ years exp

Katalyst is a company focused on building robotic spacecraft that facilitate dynamic space operations. They are seeking a Senior Spacecraft Power Electronics Engineer to lead the design and testing of spacecraft power systems, ensuring performance and reliability for future missions.

AerospaceIndustrialSpace Travel

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own iteration of Katalyst’s spacecraft power system design, including schematics, board layouts, and interface definitions, to improve performance and complete feature upgrades

Lead operation of power system hardware during qualification testing, working directly with test engineers to execute thermal vacuum and vibration qualification test campaigns

Own integrated functional testing of power systems hardware with other spacecraft subsystems

Plan and execute targeted stress and performance testing, exercising hardware to design extremes through targeted performance testing

Define and plan design changes for feature or architecture improvement of the spacecraft power system with respect to future mission requirements

Mentor junior engineers

Qualification

Power electronics expertiseSpacecraft power systemsQualification testing experienceFailure analysisCross-functional integrationTechnical intuitionMentoringHigh-quality documentation