Power Electronics Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

• Provide engineering expertise in design, analysis, and testing of DC-DC power converters for harsh environments

• Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements

• Define and perform electrical power system verification testing and analysis

• Work with multidisciplinary teams of design, test, and production engineers to create new power electronics hardware

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline

• 1+ years of professional experience in power converter development

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field

• Strong grasp of analog control and discrete logic design

• Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics

• Working experience in voltage and current mode control and compensation design

• Experience with AC-DC converters and power factor correction

• Strong grasp of DC-DC topologies, with ability to select optimal architectures and components

• Understanding of design for fault tolerance and reliability

• Familiar with failure mode effects and criticality analysis

• Familiarity with design of wire wound and planar inductors and transformers

• Familiarity with power supply testing and packaging for harsh environments

• Experience with in-lab impedance measurement and loop-gain measurement

• Familiarity with spacecraft electrical power systems and knowledge of radiation effects

• Familiarity with solar arrays as input power sources

• Familiarity with lithium-ion battery handling, safety, and usage

• Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

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