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Staff Electric Propulsion Engineer, Cathodes

Apex Technology is hiring for Staff Electric Propulsion Engineer, Cathodes in Los Angeles. Staff level. First seen September 26, 2026; open as of November 12, 2026. Jobs taken straight from company career pages — no aggregator in between.

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Company
Apex Technology
Where
Los Angeles
Level
Staff
First seen
September 26, 2026
Listed via
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What the posting says

Building on Apex's in-house Hall-effect thruster capability, you will be the technical authority on hollow and heaterless cathode design, from emitter physics and thermal-mechanical design through cathode-thruster coupling, life characterization, and design-for-manufacturing at rate. This is a senior individual-contributor role with technical leadership scope. You will set the cathode technical roadmap, drive key design decisions, stand up and run cathode test and life-qualification campaigns, and mentor propulsion engineers as we scale EP production. As one of the anchors of Apex's EP team,…

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