Full-Time

Staff Power Electronics Engineer

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Apex

Apex

51-200 employees

Manufactures customizable ESPA class satellites

Aerospace
Defense

Compensation Overview

$175k - $215kAnnually

Senior, Expert

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Category
Electrical Engineering
Power Systems Engineering

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data.
  • 8+ years of spacecraft electronics experience.
  • Experience across multiple spacecraft programs.
  • Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or a related field. Master’s degree preferred but not required.
  • Possess excellent interpersonal skills, able to work effectively within an organization and convey decisions, direction, and conclusions in a manner meaningful to multiple audiences.
  • Extensive experience in spacecraft design, launch, and operation, including experience at all phases of the development lifecycle.
  • Experience in integrated software/hardware verification and testing.
Responsibilities
  • Provide engineering expertise in design, analysis, and testing of DC-DC power converters for harsh environments.
  • Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements.
  • Define and perform electrical power system verification testing and analysis.
  • Work with multidisciplinary teams of design, test, and production engineers to create new power electronics hardware.
  • Drive system and electrical architecture trades, product requirements, component selection, design analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, design documentation, manufacturing planning, and production test for electrical designs.
  • Provide technical leadership across the organization, manage related risk and change across the program and drive new technology introduction.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master’s degree preferred but not required.

Apex Space manufactures ESPA class satellites, focusing on their flagship product, the Aries satellite bus, which is suitable for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and other missions. They serve clients in the aerospace and defense sectors, providing customizable satellite solutions for Earth observation, communications, and scientific research. Apex Space differentiates itself with guaranteed on-time delivery, high reliability, and transparent pricing. Their goal is to offer reliable satellite platforms that meet diverse mission requirements while generating ongoing revenue through performance upgrades and configurations.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$115.3M

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased demand for small satellite buses due to mega-constellations in LEO.
  • Growing interest in satellite-based Earth observation for climate monitoring.
  • Advancements in AI enhance on-orbit data processing for Apex's satellite buses.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from new entrants like Rocket Lab's Photon platform.
  • Potential supply chain disruptions due to geopolitical tensions.
  • Rapid technological advancements could render Apex's offerings obsolete.

What makes Apex unique

  • Apex specializes in ESPA class satellites, ranging from 40 to 400 kilograms.
  • The Aries satellite bus supports LEO, MEO, GEO, and deep space missions.
  • Apex guarantees on-time delivery, high reliability, and transparent pricing.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Parental Leave

Company Equity

Meal Benefits

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

4%

1 year growth

-6%

2 year growth

-43%
PR Newswire
Oct 1st, 2024
Apex and Anduril Announce Partnership to Advance Space Capabilities

LOS ANGELES and COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Anduril Industries is announcing a strategic partnership with Apex, a Los Angeles-based merchant supplier of productized satellite buses, to enable rapid development and delivery of space systems for the United States and partners.

Medium
Jun 12th, 2024
Toyota Ventures Invests in Apex Space

Toyota Ventures has invested in Apex Space, a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2022, which manufactures satellite buses at scale. Apex aims to reduce costs and lead times for satellites by using standardization and rapid delivery. Their first model, the Aries satellite bus, is a 100kg platform capable of carrying a payload and fuel mass of up to 150kg. Since 2015, space companies have received $286 billion in investment, with 86% going towards satellite technologies.

SpaceNews
Jun 12th, 2024
Apex raises $95 million to increase satellite bus production

Satellite manufacturing startup Apex has raised $95 million to allow it to ramp up production of “productized” satellite buses to tap into growing demand.

SpaceNews
Jun 12th, 2024
Apex raises $95 million to increase satellite bus production

WASHINGTON - Satellite manufacturing startup Apex has raised $95 million to allow it to ramp up production of "productized" satellite buses to tap into growing demand, particularly from national security customers.

Business Wire
Apr 11th, 2024
Apex Announces It Is Carrying A Payload For Booz Allen As Part Of The Aries Call To Adventure Mission

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft manufacturing company, announced its customer payload for Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has been successfully enabled as part of the Aries Serial Number (SN) 1 Call to Adventure Mission. Booz Allen’s onboard software payload allows Booz Allen to run diagnostics on the software as it attempts to perform computer-vision tasks at the edge. This is a key technology that will reduce the bandwidth required for on-orbit space domain awareness (SDA) sensors and enable the proliferation of next-generation deep-space sensors in the near future. “We are excited to have Booz Allen as one of our customers on this first Aries mission. We look forward to continuing the collaboration as both companies push forward the space industry,” said Ian Cinnamon, Chief Executive Officer at Apex. Apex’s Call to Adventure mission is unique and allows multiple customers to leverage transport on a single spacecraft

Business Wire
Mar 25th, 2024
Apex Completes First Payload Commissioning, Downlinks “Satellite Selfie,” As Part Of Its Aries Call To Adventure Mission

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft manufacturing company, released its “satellite selfie,” an image taken by its Aries SN1 spacecraft. The photograph was taken by a payload owned by Apex, which completed commissioning last week. The image was taken by a camera mounted on the satellite bus’s payload deck. The camera captures one of the deployed solar panels in the foreground, with the Azores Islands and Atlantic Ocean in the background. On the solar panel, Apex’s logo and a picture of the team are visible. Apex’s selfie photo demonstrates end-to-end capabilities of the Aries platform

VCSI
Mar 7th, 2024
A16z-Backed Apex Space Achieves Milestone with First Satellite Declared Healthy in Orbit

Discover how Apex Space is transforming the satellite manufacturing industry with the successful launch of its Aries satellite.

Business Wire
Mar 5th, 2024
Apex Announces The Historical Success Of Aries Serial Number 1, The First Production Unit Of Apex’S Flagship Aries Bus

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft manufacturing company, announced the confirmed success of Aries SN1, their first production build of Apex’s productized ESPA-class satellite bus. After launching on SpaceX’s Falcon-9 on March 4, Apex’s vehicle is communicating bidirectionally with its ground stations and is healthy. Apex specializes in building productized satellite buses, starting with their flagship Aries platform. Aries, an ESPA-class 100kg bus, can support payloads up to 100kg. These buses are manufactured at scale and can be configured with various performance packages, enabling Apex customers to leverage the benefits of serial production for diverse mission needs. Aries SN1 set a historical record as the fastest build of any small satellite

City Life Cape Town
Dec 18th, 2023
AstroForge Grapples with Challenges in Mission, Revealing Difficulties of Space Exploration

Apex Space, a satellite bus manufacturing startup, has expanded its operations with the opening of a new headquarters and production facility in California.

LA TechWatch
Jul 6th, 2023
The 5 Largest LA Tech Startup Funding Rounds of June 2023 – LA TechWatch

Founded by Ian Cinnamon in 2022, Apex has now raised a total of $26.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Village Global, Lux Capital, XYZ Venture Capital, and J2 Ventures.