Senior Power Electronics Engineer - Lunar Rover Avionics

Astrolab; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership in the company

Comprehensive health benefits, incl. 医

401(k) plan with company match

Flexible PTO and parental leave

Weekly lunch stipend, plus snacks on‑s

Once a month social hour on-site with食

Job summary

Astrolab, based in Hawthorne, California, seeks a Staff Power Electrical Engineer to advance power electronics for our lunar rover systems. The role covers development from concept to flight, including solar power conversion, battery management, power distribution, and robust testing.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of power electronics experience, proficiency in Altium Designer, and a track record of hardware validation across avionics and ground-support equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM field is required.
• 5+ years of power electronics design including schematic capture, PCB layout, and testing.
• Expertise in solar power, voltage regulation, load management, fault protection, power transmission, analog instrumentation, and digital circuits.

Responsibilities

• Own the development of vehicle power electronics from clean sheet to flight. For example: solar power conversion, battery management systems, power distribution and load management, voltage regulators, etc
• Develop and implement PCBA requirements, use-cases, and system integration
• Schematic capture and PCBA layout for power and analog circuits in Altium Designer
• Design analysis including power, size, mass, Monte Carlo tolerances, and reliability related
• PCBA design verification testing, qualification testing, and system integration testing
• Lead design reviews for inter-disciplinary audiences.
• Manufacturing and flight support as needed

Skills

Power electronics design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Testing

Solar power

Voltage regulation

Load management

Fault protection

Power transmission

Analog instrumentation

Digital circuits

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Altium Designer

SPICE

Excel

Job description

Astrolab, based in Hawthorne, California, seeks a Staff Power Electrical Engineer to advance power electronics for our lunar rover systems. The role covers development from concept to flight, including solar power conversion, battery management, power distribution, and robust testing.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of power electronics experience, proficiency in Altium Designer, and a track record of hardware validation across avionics and ground-support equipment.