Power Electrical Engineer

AnySignal; Los Angeles, California (CA, MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AnySignal is building the future of performant, resilient and adaptive connectivity for the space economy. The Power Electrical Engineer will own the design, manufacture, and test of power circuitry for highly integrated PCBAs used by space customers, collaborating with software, RF hardware and FPGA engineers from design to vehicle integration.

Responsibilities include designing and testing DC-DC converters, performing system trades, and defining verification tests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline.
• 3+ years of professional experience designing power circuitry.
• Proven experience doing schematic capture and layout in Altium Designer or similar.
• Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics.
• Experience designing and debugging power converters.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze and test DC-DC power converters for space.
• 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 hardware, software and production engineers to create new power electronics hardware.

Skills

Power electronics

DC-DC converters

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Electrical power system design

Modeling & simulation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

AnySignal is building the future of performant, resilient and adaptive connectivity for the space economy.

As a Power Electrical Engineer on the hardware team, you will be responsible for owning the design, manufacture, and test of power circuitry for highly integrated PCBAs used by a large number of space customers. You will work with a small team of software, RF hardware, and FPGA engineers to shepherd the product from initial design to vehicle integration, taking a full-stack approach to building robust space communication systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze and test DC-DC power converters for space
• 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 hardware, software and production engineers to create new power electronics hardware

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline
• 3+ years of professional experience designing power circuitry
• Proven experience doing schematic capture and layout in Altium Designer or similar
• Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics
• Experience designing and debugging power converters

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field
• Familiar with failure mode effects and criticality analysis (FMEA)
• Experience designing power trees with complex sequencing requirements
• Experience with hand-on impedance measurement and loop-gain measurement
• Working experience in voltage and current mode control and compensation design
• Strong grasp of DC-DC topologies, with ability to select optimal architectures and components
• Familiarity with a wide range of topologies such as push-pull, buck, boost, buck-boost, forward, half-bridge, full-bridge, LLC resonant and phase-shifted full-bridge converters
• Familiarity with spacecraft electrical power systems

In order to comply with the space technology export rules of the U.S. Government, such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), it is necessary to be a U.S. citizen, a lawful U.S. permanent resident, a protected individual as specified by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or possess eligibility to secure the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. For additional information on ITAR, please seek further details.

AnySignal values and fosters an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel respected, supported and able to participate. We welcome applications from: women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, visible minorities, veterans, people who identify as LGBTQIA2S+ and others who may contribute to diversification in our environment.

Should you have a need for accommodation, AnySignal will endeavor to meet your accommodation needs. At any stage of the recruitment and selection process you may make your needs for accommodation known through contacting our team, in confidence, by email to: [e-mail]. We aim to provide equal access to all applicants with disabilities, please do not hesitate to contact us about accommodations.