Senior Space Power Electronics Engineer

Space Kinetic; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity-Based Compensation

401(k) retirement plan with company 3.

Highly Competitive PTO

Paid company holidays + winter break

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

Job summary

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

You will lead high-performance power conversion, distribution and control electronics, collaborating across electrical, mechanical, controls, software and systems engineering to translate system-level requirements into flight-ready hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related STEM field.
• 7+ years of professional power electronics design experience.
• Demonstrated experience with power conversion, switching electronics, and motor drives.
• Strong understanding of power semiconductors, gate drivers, and high-current/high-voltage circuit design.

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 analysis, and component derating.
• 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 engineers on interfaces and control strategies.
• Support vehicle integration, environmental testing, and flight hardware development.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while remaining hands-on.

Skills

Power electronics

High-current design

Motor drives

Power distribution

Gate drivers

Semiconductors

PCB layout

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

PCB design software

Simulation tools

Job description

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

You will lead high-performance power conversion, distribution and control electronics, collaborating across electrical, mechanical, controls, software and systems engineering to translate system-level requirements into flight-ready hardware.