Senior Power Electronics Engineer — Spaceflight Systems

spacekinetic; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity-based compensation

401(k) retirement plan with company3.

Highly competitive PTO

Paid company holidays + winter break

Comprehensive medical, dental, andve

Job summary

Space Kinetic in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to own the design, development, integration, and testing of power electronics for payloads and spacecraft.

You will lead high-performance power conversion, distribution, and control electronics, interfacing across electrical, mechanical, controls, software, and systems engineering to deliver flight-ready hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related STEM field.
• 7+ years of professional power electronics design experience.
• Experience with power conversion, switching electronics, and motor drives.
• Strong understanding of power semiconductors, gate drivers, high-current/high-voltage design.
• Experience with power distribution, electrical protection, energy storage systems.
• Proficiency with schematic capture, PCB design, and electrical analysis.
• Ability to independently lead technical development while working across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and design of power electronics for spacecraft and electromechanical systems.
• Design high-power switching electronics, DC/DC converters, motor drives, and power distribution systems.
• Develop power architectures incorporating energy storage, battery management, protection, and distribution.
• Perform electrical, thermal, efficiency, transient response, and component derating analyses.
• Select and qualify power semiconductors, gate drivers, magnetics, and other critical components.
• Develop schematics, PCB layouts, electrical interfaces, and hardware specifications.
• Lead hardware bring-up, debugging, characterization, and qualification testing.
• Collaborate with controls and embedded systems engineers on power electronics interfaces and control strategies.
• Support vehicle integration, environmental testing, and flight hardware development.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while remaining hands‑on with design and development.

Skills

Power electronics

Electrical engineering

Leadership

Schematic capture

PCB design

Power distribution

High-current/high-voltage design

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Space Kinetic in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to own the design, development, integration, and testing of power electronics for payloads and spacecraft.

You will lead high-performance power conversion, distribution, and control electronics, interfacing across electrical, mechanical, controls, software, and systems engineering to deliver flight-ready hardware.