Senior Space Power & Analog Electronics Engineer

Rocketdyne; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocketdyne in Los Angeles area seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to design, analyze, and test power and analog electronics for space applications, including satellites and lunar power systems. The role spans power converters from tens of watts to hundreds of kilowatts and includes IRAD exploration of new topologies.

You will collaborate with firmware and FPGA teams, perform schematic capture, simulations, and hardware debug, and contribute to qualification and production transitions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with 6+ years of relevant experience; or Master’s with 4+ years; or 10+ years of directly relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience designing and analyzing electronic circuits (power or analog/mixed signal), including simulation, analysis, and testing/troubleshooting

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze power, analog, and mixed-signal circuitry.
• Perform schematic capture, simulation, tolerance and worst‑case analysis, and guide PCB layout.
• Perform initial hardware power‑up, performance verification, and debugging.
• Analyze circuit behavior and stability; perform power‑converter loop analysis and compensation as applicable.
• Execute IRAD tasks such as trade studies, feasibility studies, simulations, and proof‑of‑concept prototypes.
• Collaborate with firmware and FPGA engineers on digital controls; define requirements, interfaces, and support control algorithm implementation.
• Support qualification, production transition, and troubleshooting for assigned hardware.
• Participate in design reviews, document technical decisions, and provide informal mentoring and peer support.

Skills

Power electronics

Analog design

Mixed-signal design

Circuit analysis

Schematic capture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SPICE simulation

PCB layout

Job description

Rocketdyne in Los Angeles area seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to design, analyze, and test power and analog electronics for space applications, including satellites and lunar power systems. The role spans power converters from tens of watts to hundreds of kilowatts and includes IRAD exploration of new topologies.

You will collaborate with firmware and FPGA teams, perform schematic capture, simulations, and hardware debug, and contribute to qualification and production transitions.