Sr. Electrical Engineer, Space Power Systems
Overview
You will own the design, integration, and test of electrical power storage hardware for spacecraft, including batteries, BMS, and power electronics. This role sits on a tight-knit avionics team in Houston, TX, building flight-ready solutions for space missions. You will shape system-level requirements, lead hardware design, and work directly with suppliers. The work stands out because it combines deep electrical engineering with the high-stakes reliability demanded by space applications.
What You'll Do8
- 1Define and refine power system requirements for electrical power storage subsystems.
- 2Design electrical power storage hardware, including battery circuits, voltage conversion, charge/discharge control, and fault protection.
- 3Develop integration plans for power storage equipment and ensure seamless integration with spacecraft avionics.
- 4Create detailed test plans and procedures to verify and validate power storage performance and reliability.
- 5Build test systems using oscilloscopes, multimeters, electronic load banks, and power analyzers to validate designs.
- 6Contribute to interface control documents between power distribution hardware and other subsystems.
- 7Evaluate supplier issues, identify risks, and implement recovery strategies to keep programs on schedule.
- 8Support milestone reviews across design, manufacturing, test, and operations phases with technical input and status updates.
Requirements8
- 1Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 25+ years in power storage system design, integration, and test.
- 3Hands-on experience with batteries and battery management systems (BMS).
- 4Proficiency in electrical, analog, and digital circuit design for power electronics.
- 5Experience with hardware test and validation of power storage systems.
- 6Proficient use of oscilloscopes, multimeters, electronic load banks, power supplies, and power analyzers.
- 7Experience integrating power storage hardware into larger systems.
- 8Ability to develop and execute comprehensive test plans and integration strategies.
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