Lead Power Electronics Engineer (Electrical Engineer, Staff)

Redwire Space; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Lead Power Electronics Engineer in San Jose, CA. This role is centered around developing innovative hardware solutions for satellite applications, requiring deep expertise in electronics and collaborative engineering practices. Join us to explore groundbreaking technologies in national security space.

Benefits

Highly competitive benefits package

Commitment to core values of Integrity, Innovation, and Inclusion

Qualifications

• 8 or more years of experience in high reliability embedded power systems design.
• Experience in digital and analog mixed signal design.
• Familiarity with derating issues for space electronics.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware solutions in all phases including design, testing, and integration.
• Draft and release electronics documentation like schematic drawings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for complete power systems solutions.

Skills

Schematic Circuit Design

Firmware Development

Reliability Engineering

Embedded Systems

Power Conversion

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering

Tools

ECAD Software (OrCad, Siemens Xpedition)

Job description

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Base pay range

$150,000.00/yr - $195,000.00/yr

Join our San Jose, CA team, where cutting-edge innovation meets national security. As part of Redwire’s recent acquisition of Hera Systems, this location focuses on advancing our capabilities in MEO, GEO, and hybrid space architectures, complementing our expertise in VLEO platforms. Together, we’re unlocking new solutions to support the warfighter and address critical needs in National Security Space.

Summary

We are seeking a Lead Power Electronics Engineer to join our team. The position will be considered primarily on-site work. You will work collaboratively with our team to develop innovative satellite solutions. You will be responsible for hardware development during all phases of the development cycle, including requirements, design, implementation, test, integration, and documentation in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with electronics hardware and firmware and develop solution(s) to meet system specifications including performance requirements
• Perform schematic circuit designs and board layouts
• Perform electronics simulations
• Work with the team to draft and release relevant electronics and firmware documentation such as schematic drawings, board layouts, production packages, solid models for use by mechanical engineers, requirements specifications, design specifications, and design documents
• Effectively document electronics designs
• Design and implement electronic power system hardware solutions and systems from requirements to production
• Work in parallel with software and mechanical engineers to develop and deliver complete embedded power systems solutions for power conversion, subsystem power delivery, thermal control, and propulsion control
• Define system-level interfaces
• Write interface specifications for external sub-systems and customer systems
• Participate in hardware and software trade-off and integration assessments
• Develop test procedures and perform initial bring-up and power load verification tests
• Support integrated systems testing
• Perform designs to space derating rules while also using radiation tolerant parts
• Attend project and subsystem engineering and management meetings when requested
• Report design and production status weekly to project manager(s)
• Communicate issues and concerns to team members and managers and support planning to resolve technical, schedule, safety and cost issues
• The engineer will follow basic design standards provided by to ensure acceptable performance.
  
  

Ideal Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering discipline, or other closely related field, with 8 or more years of experience designing, manufacturing and delivering high reliability embedded power systems
• Experience using ECAD software, such as OrCad, or Siemens (formerly Mentor Graphics) Xpedition professional design and analysis software
• Experience developing solar power conversion for battery charging
• Experience with microcontroller firmware development for the purpose of design bring-up
• Experienced in C, C++ or other languages used for creating basic test firmware used in testing microcontroller-based electronic board designs
• Digital and Analog mixed signal design
• Some travel may be required
  
  

Desired Skills

• Familiarity with the derating issues associated with the design of electronics for space applications due to environmental conditions
• Ability to generate consistent production packages (Gerbers) from CAD tools
• Experience dealing with inductive switching and associated transient suppression for solenoid operated valves and small electric motors used in space systems
• Successful application and testing of transient protection for interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Camera Sensor Interface (CSI) & Ethernet
• Ability to apply and test firmware designs
• Excellent communication skills
  
  

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

Don’t meet every single requirement above? No worries. We want people who can grow, collaborate and build a stronger team. We strive to build a diverse and inclusive culture, so if you’re excited about this job posting, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Pay Range

$150,000 - $195,000/yr.

How We Determine What We Pay (Compensation Philosophy)

Redwire determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company.

For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant’s level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will receive higher pay.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR Click Here

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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