Senior Power Electronics Engineer: Aerospace High-Power

Astro Mechanica CORP.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits (medical,Dental

Vision insurance

Job summary

Astro Mechanica is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in power electronics to join our growing team. You will own the full product lifecycle, from concept through delivery and operation, developing high-density, high-reliability power converters for propulsion and generation systems in a fast-paced startup setting.

The role requires 5+ years in design/build/test of power converters, experience with high voltage (up to 1000V) and >10kW, and proficiency in Altium, LTSPICE, PLECS,

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD with focus on power electronics or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience designing, building, testing, and shipping power converters
• Ability to develop component and system trade studies through high degrees of ambiguity
• Experience bringing at least two products through full lifecycle, from concept to production
• Experience working on high voltage (up to 1000V) and/or high power (>10kW) converters
• Expertise in various DC-DC and DC-AC power conversion topologies, preferably with high frequency multilevel architectures
• Intimate understanding of electric machines and motor control methodologies
• Expertise in optimizing switching power loops to optimize converter performance and minimize EMI
• Proficiency in circuit board layout for high-density converters (Altium preferred)
• Proficiency with analysis tools to simulate and optimize circuit and system performance (LTSPICE, PLECS, Simulink, Scripting, etc)
• Proficiency in modeling time-domain dynamic circuit and system behavior
• Working understanding of structural and thermal considerations for power converters
• Experience with automating hardware test and development functions

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance, high-density, high-reliability power converters
• Own system trades, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, layout, bring-up, debugging, manufacturing, and test
• Support hardware through prototyping, characterization, ground testing and flight
• Work closely with other engineering disciplines to design, develop and optimize high-power propulsion and generation systems

Skills

Power electronics

System trades

Electrical design

EMI optimization

High-voltage handling

Motor control

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Altium

LTSPICE

PLECS

Simulink

Scripting

Thermal management

Education

Power electronics-focused degree

Tools

Altium

LTSPICE

PLECS

Simulink

Job description

Astro Mechanica is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in power electronics to join our growing team. You will own the full product lifecycle, from concept through delivery and operation, developing high-density, high-reliability power converters for propulsion and generation systems in a fast-paced startup setting.

The role requires 5+ years in design/build/test of power converters, experience with high voltage (up to 1000V) and >10kW, and proficiency in Altium, LTSPICE, PLECS,