Senior Space Power Electronics Engineer

CesiumAstro, Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

CesiumAstro, a pioneering developer of satellite communication systems, seeks a Staff Power Electronics Engineer to lead the design of next-generation spacecraft power hardware. You will architect power systems, guide circuit design from concept to production, and drive verification campaigns for reliable spaceGrade power electronics.

In this role you will mentor engineers, supervise a small team, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance power solutions for

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering (or related) from an accredited university.

Responsibilities

• Define electrical power system architecture and derive power subsystem requirements.
• Design DC-DC power converters, motor drives, inverters, power management and control circuits from concept to production release.
• Perform detailed design for analog and power electronics circuits ranging from single DC-DC converters to multi-output power supply modules.
• Model and analyze analog and power electronics designs including worst-case analysis, stress analysis and reliability assessment.
• Develop design verification test plans, requirement matrices and production acceptance test plans for power converters and power supplies.
• Lead board bring-up and design verification testing of power electronics circuits and modules.
• Lead system integration, qualification campaigns, and release of analog and power electronics designs into production.
• Mentor younger engineers and foster knowledge sharing.
• Lead a small team of power electronics engineers to drive project execution.
• Research and monitor power electronics industry trends to drive innovation and generate IP.

Skills

Power electronics design

Power system architecture

Circuit design

PCB layout

Modeling and analysis

Testing and verification

Power integrity

Leadership

Mentoring

Verbal communication

Written communication

Python programming

MATLAB

System integration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master of Science or PhD in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

Allegro

Xpedition

SPICE

LTspice

SIMetrix/SIMPLIS

PLECS

Simulink

MATLAB

ANSYS Q3D

SiWave

HyperLynx

Job description

CesiumAstro, a pioneering developer of satellite communication systems, seeks a Staff Power Electronics Engineer to lead the design of next-generation spacecraft power hardware. You will architect power systems, guide circuit design from concept to production, and drive verification campaigns for reliable spaceGrade power electronics.

In this role you will mentor engineers, supervise a small team, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance power solutions for