Fortastracorporation
Power Systems Engineer
Torrance, CA
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About the role
- Fortastra designs and delivers resilient, high-performance spacecraft that safeguard critical orbital assets and ensure freedom of action in space. We integrate advanced autonomy, sensing, and control into systems engineered for reliability, speed, and scale. Our culture values simplicity, accountability, and disciplined execution. We expect leaders to
- think systemically, act decisively, and take ownership of mission outcomes. Aggressive innovation. Disciplined execution. Strength among the stars.
Responsibilities
- Own spacecraft power budgets across all mission phases, including nominal, contingency, and degraded operations
- Develop and maintain spacecraft electrical power system architectures and requirements
- Perform solar array sizing, battery sizing, energy balance analysis, and state-of-charge modeling
- Define and manage interfaces between power systems and spacecraft subsystems including avionics, propulsion, payloads, communications, and flight computers
- Support spacecraft design trades involving power, mass, thermal, and operational constraints
- Develop mission power profiles and assess system performance throughout all phases of flight
- Support hardware integration, environmental testing, and spacecraft verification activities
- Collaborate closely with suppliers and hardware vendors supporting power subsystem development
- Demonstrated experience developing spacecraft power budgets and energy analyses
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Ability to obtain or hold an active TS/SCI clearance desired
- The ideal candidate combines deep technical knowledge of spacecraft electrical power systems with a systems-level understanding of how power impacts overall spacecraft performance and mission success.
Nice to have
- Investigate and resolve power system anomalies during test and flight operations
- BS. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related technical field
- 5+ years of spacecraft electrical power system experience
- Experience with spacecraft batteries, solar arrays, power management electronics, and power distribution architectures
- Strong understanding of spacecraft subsystem interactions and mission-level performance impacts
- Experience supporting spacecraft integration and test activities
- Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, Excel, STK, or equivalent engineering analysis tools
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-accountability engineering environments
Visa & Work Authorization
- Citizenship required
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