High-Voltage Power Electronics Engineer

SpaceX; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

Discretionary bonuses

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Employee shuttle

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer - High Voltage (Starlink) to lead the design of kv-level power supplies for TWTA systems. You will own the hardware lifecycle from concept to deployment, prototyping, testing, integration, and iteration with RF, mechanical, and systems teams.

Required: a bachelor’s in EE or related field, 1+ years in power converter development, and experience with magnetics, planar magnetics, and DC-DC topologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline.
• 1+ years of power converter development experience or equivalent student/project experience.
• Experience with magnetics and design of transformers and inductors, including planar magnetics.
• Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware from conceptual design through high volume production and operation.
• Deliver engineering expertise in designing, analyzing, and testing dc-dc power converters for harsh environments.
• Design power supplies that support tens of kilovolts and hundreds of watts.
• Lead verification testing and analysis for electrical power systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define power electronics hardware.

Skills

Power electronics

DC-DC converters

Magnetics & transformers

Planar magnetics

Analog control

System-level design

Control design (voltage/current)

Testing & verification

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/physics

Tools

Impedance measurement

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer - High Voltage (Starlink) to lead the design of kv-level power supplies for TWTA systems. You will own the hardware lifecycle from concept to deployment, prototyping, testing, integration, and iteration with RF, mechanical, and systems teams.

Required: a bachelor’s in EE or related field, 1+ years in power converter development, and experience with magnetics, planar magnetics, and DC-DC topologies.