Senior Power Systems Engineer, Lunar
Core
Designing and validating power system architecture, electronics, and hardware for lunar surface and cislunar operations to support Vast's Lunar ecosystem.
Role type
Senior IC power systems engineer (lunar space applications)
Builds
Power systems for lunar habitats and spacecraft
Domain
Aerospace + Power Electronics
Required skills
Power electronics architecture, PCB design, radiation-hardened design, thermal management, failure modes and effects analysis, environmental qualification testing, C/C++/Python/MATLAB, vehicle buses (Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C)
Preferred skills
Spaceflight electronics design, human-rated system experience, instrumentation and data acquisition, full-lifecycle product development
Technologies
MATLAB, Python, C/C++, Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C, RS422
Responsibilities
Define power architecture tradeoffs for lunar applications; design circuits for power conversion and fault detection; lead radiation, thermal, and dust-mitigation design; perform failure modes and effects analyses; own qualification campaigns (vibration, shock, thermal cycling, TVAC, radiation); drive design reviews; mentor junior engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC