Senior High-Voltage Power Electronics Engineer — Satellites

Starlink; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

Retirement plan (401k)

Paid time off

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer – High Voltage for Starlink. You will own the hardware lifecycle from concept to production, delivering rugged DC-DC power converters for high‑performance satellites.

Responsibilities include design, modeling, and thorough testing of power systems, collaborating with RF, mechanical, and systems teams, and leading end-to-end hardware verification for scalable ground and space applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related STEM field.
• 5+ years in power converter development.
• Experience with magnetics and planar magnetics.
• Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware from concept to high volume production.
• Design, analyze, and test DC-DC power converters for harsh environments.
• Design power supplies for tens of kilovolts and hundreds of watts.
• Trade studies to optimize performance, efficiency, and reliability.
• Lead verification testing and analysis for electrical power systems.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers.
• Iterate designs, analysis and test to inform system trades.
• Interact with embedded devices, analog sensing and telemetry.

Skills

Power converter design

High voltage systems

Magnetics design

Modeling and testing

DC-DC topologies

Hardware lifecycle ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Impedance measurement

Loop-gain measurement

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer – High Voltage for Starlink. You will own the hardware lifecycle from concept to production, delivering rugged DC-DC power converters for high‑performance satellites.

Responsibilities include design, modeling, and thorough testing of power systems, collaborating with RF, mechanical, and systems teams, and leading end-to-end hardware verification for scalable ground and space applications.