The Role
The Power Systems Lead Electrical Engineer will oversee and develop electrical power systems for Astrolab's rovers, focusing on power generation, storage, and distribution and will manage power budgets and subsystem architecture.
Summary Generated by Built In
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team.
The Avionics team is responsible for all aspects of the electrical systems and hardware on Astrolab’s electric rover vehicles and ground support equipment. We work collaboratively with all teams at Astrolab to provide exceptionally capable and reliable electronics to serve our missions.
The Lead Power Systems Electrical Engineer will lead the Power Electrical Engineering team and participate in all aspects of the development and test of electrical power systems and components for Astrolab rovers. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in spacecraft power systems engineering and 10+ years of experience in power electronics design including schematic capture, PCB layout, and testing.
This position will report to the Director of Avionics Engineering and will be based in our Hawthorne, CA office.
What you'll do:
- Own the Electrical Power Subsystem (EPS) of Astrolab Rovers including the subsystem architecture, requirements, design, analysis, testing, delivery, and operation of power generation, storage, and distribution electronics for the vehicle.
- Lead the Power Electrical Engineering team of 4+ people in the development and delivery of power system components including solar arrays, batteries, power conversion and distribution, and motor controller electronics.
- Support Power EE direct reports through their technical work, performance evaluations, and career growth.
- Own the vehicle Power Budget including system loads, sizing of the solar array and battery pack, and operational power modes.
- Design analysis including power, size, mass, Monte Carlo tolerances, and reliability related.
- Support the electro-mechanical strategy for power transmission and components.
- Support qualification and integration testing of EPS components.
- Support vehicle commissioning and mission operations related to the Electrical Power Subsystem.
What you'll bring:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
- 3+ years of experience in spacecraft power systems engineering including proven flight experience.
- 10+ years of experience in power electronics design including schematic capture, PCB layout, testing, and field operation support.
- 2+ years of team leadership experience as manager of direct reports
- Expertise in solar array design and manufacturing, and solar power conversion techniques.
- Expertise in batteries and their management, and manufacturing of battery packs.
- Expertise in power electronics including distribution techniques, voltage regulators, and precision analog instrumentation.
- Skilled at schematic capture and PCB layout.
- Skilled at performing circuit analyses in SPICE and Excel.
Additional Responsibilities
- Design for space environments including radiation impacts and mitigations.
- PCBA design in Altium Designer.
- Use basic electronic lab equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators, soldering iron, etc.
What We Offer:
- Join a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration
- Equity ownership in the company
- Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Flexible PTO and parental leave
- Home office set up reimbursement
- Fully flexible and remote friendly work environment
- Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site
- Once a month social hour on-site with food and drinks
About
Having a strong, inclusive, and inspired team is essential to accomplishing our bold mission. Employees are our biggest asset, and we are deeply committed to them and our values. At Astrolab we…Demonstrate and inspire trust. Interactions are direct, honest, and respectful. We are fair and transparent with what we do and why.Thrive in balance. Balance gives us perspective and keeps us motivated and inspired. We commit to rewarding work and a fulfilling personal life. Seek diverse perspectives. We ask questions, engage in productive debate and offer alternatives to ensure our solutions and products are robust and a reflection of our collective best.Move with purpose. Quality and reliability are accomplished through efficient ideation and iteration. We act with a sense of urgency and deliver what we promise, always with the big picture in mind.Make an impact. We intentionally move our community and industry into the future through our work, practices, and actions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience in spacecraft power systems engineering
- 10+ years of experience in power electronics design
- Expertise in solar array design and manufacturing
- Expertise in batteries and battery management
- Skilled at performing circuit analyses in SPICE and Excel
- PCBA design in Altium Designer
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The Company
What We Do
Astrolab designs and develops robotic mobility systems for planetary exploration, deploying surface mobility and infrastructure to enable sustained human and commercial operations on the Moon and Mars.
