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Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company developing scalable technology platforms for critical infrastructure and advanced flight systems. The company is backed by leading venture and strategic investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Giant Step Capital, United Airlines Ventures, and Voyager Ventures.
You will join a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace through a flat structure emphasizing engineering excellence and pragmatic execution. As Senior Electrical Engineer focused on power systems, you will own the electrical architecture and design of Astro Mechanica's ground power product, which accelerates development of the company's aircraft platform.
In this hands-on, high-ownership role, you will be the technical authority on medium-voltage electrical systems, repurposing and adapting aircraft engines for ground power generation. You will translate product requirements into electrical specifications, one-line diagrams, schematics, and BOMs. You will own the electrical architecture and design of the plant including transformers, switchgear, cabling, protection systems, and grounding. You will perform and review comprehensive power system studies including load flow, short-circuit analysis, protection coordination, arc flash, grounding, harmonics, and transient analysis.
You will ensure compliance with NEC, IEEE, IEC, UL, NFPA 70E, and utility interconnection requirements, owning electrical safety and certification for the product. You will mentor engineers, review designs, and serve as the technical interface to customers, utilities, certification bodies, and suppliers. The company emphasizes five-day-per-week in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen culture.
REQUIREMENTS:
- BS, MS, or PhD with focus on power electronics
- 5+ years of experience designing, building, testing, and shipping electrical power systems
- Deep experience with medium-voltage systems (1–38 kV): generators, transformers, switchgear, protective relays, and paralleling/grid-interconnect schemes
- Strong command of power system analysis (symmetrical components, fault calculations, protection coordination, arc flash) and proficiency in ETAP, SKM, or EasyPower
- Working knowledge of applicable codes and standards (NEC, IEEE, IEC, UL, NFPA 70E) and experience taking a product through certification
- Hands-on field experience commissioning and troubleshooting MV equipment and generator control systems
- Track record of owning a complex electrical product from concept through production with cross-functional teams
- Familiarity with power electronics (inverters, rectifiers, excitation systems) and controls integration (SCADA, PLC, communication protocols) is a plus
