Project Engineer

Job Title: Project Engineer

Job Location: Torrance, CA

Salary: $100,000-$125,000/yr

Stellant Systems Inc. (Stellant) is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. Stellant provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

About Stellant Technologies: 

Stellant is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering RF amplification devices to meet customers’ mission-critical communications, radar, electronic warfare and industrial needs for space and terrestrial applications. Stellant has approximately $400 million in annual revenue, with ~800 employees supporting needs in many countries.

Overall Job Description:

Stellant Systems Inc. (Stellant) is excited to offer an Onsite Project Engineer role supporting Xenon Ion Propulsion (XIPS) Power Controller (XPC) production at our Torrance facility.  Stellant is an industry leader in electric propulsion, delivering XIPS or other thruster systems since 1995. This role will be primarily tasked with supporting production and test, troubleshooting hardware, providing EEE component guidance for the XPC high voltage power supply for the XIPS product. Responsibilities will also include providing guidance on a technical level to a multidisciplinary group of engineers including design, test, component, embedded and project engineers.  This role will also be expected to run technical investigations for production or operation issues and will support customer meetings / new business activities on a regular basis. 

• Project engineering
• High voltage power supply circuit design.
• Testing and troubleshooting of circuits
• Supporting customer meetings, milestones (CDR, PDR, MRR …) and guiding the team through those events.
• Actively seek out innovative technologies and oversee new product development to ensure continued industry leadership.
• Support new business activity through proposal review and improvements on current designs

• Engineering Degree in a related field, EE preferred, with post graduate work a plus.
• Minimum of 4  years experience as a project engineer, design engineer or similar, with work in the space industry a massive plus.
• Knowledge of circuit design tools a plus
• Capable of providing technical support and guidance to a team of engineers and operation individuals to meet production needs
• Hands on engineering experience with high voltage circuits, power supplies and/or space products a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills, utilizing industry-standard root cause corrective action (RCCA) methodologies.
• Must possess exceptional communication skills both written and verbal
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications is necessary

Stellant Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. (e.g. Green Card holder), or a protected individual as defined by the International Traffic in Arm Regulations (ITAR).