Vast
Senior Power Systems Engineer, Lunar
$137K–$230K
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years developing power electronics; welcomes applicants across a range of experience levels.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
About the job
Own the design, development, qualification, and validation of power systems and electronics for Vast’s lunar programs.
What you'll do
- Lead power-system architecture and tradeoffs, including energy storage, solar interfaces, power budgets, and fault-tolerant distribution.
- Design and validate power electronics from circuit and PCB design through hardware bring-up, environmental qualification, and integrated system validation.
- Drive reliability and design reviews, own qualification campaigns, and mentor engineers while developing shared design standards and processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- 6+ years of experience developing power electronics
- Demonstrated ownership of at least one power electronics product from architecture through hardware bring-up and validation
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends for critical mission milestones; ability to travel up to 5% of the time
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with a power electronics emphasis
- Experience with spaceflight or beyond-LEO/lunar environments, human-rated systems, instrumentation, programming, vehicle buses, or full-lifecycle product development
Pay
$137,000 — $230,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Python, C/C++, Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C, RS422
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