Power Electronics Engineer

Power Electronics Engineer

As a Power Electronics Engineer, you will be tasked with conceptualizing, designing, testing, validating, and otherwise owning power converters and power systems. You will work with a range of multidisciplinary team members to engineer the best solution, trading size, weight, cost, power efficiency, thermal management, and other key requirements.
You will be joining an established team of experienced power engineers working to create the next generation of power conversion on our next generation satellites. Day-to-day will include simulations, schematic, layout, and hands-on board bring-up, debugging, and optimizing. Every day is a new exciting challenge to build what hasn't been built, and a new exciting opportunity to put your skills to the test engineering the future of the space industry.

Role

• Design kW-level power systems for our satellites
• Manage and control key components such as solar panel arrays, power regulation and distribution, and high-density batteries
• Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
• Experience with Altium or similar PCB design software
• Experience in designing, building, and testing analog and digital circuits
• Power electronics experience
• PCB design experience
• US Citizenship or Green Card

Bonus

• Experience with designing for fault tolerance, especially to withstand a radiation environment
• Experience with photovoltaics and MPPTs
• Experience with Li-ion batteries and management systems
• Experience with magnetics in power electronics
• EMI/EMC experience