Senior Space Power Electronics Engineer (Hi-Rel)

Star Catcher; Jacksonville (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Star Catcher Industries, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL, is seeking an experienced Senior Power Electronics Engineer to design the critical hardware that enables our space-based energy network.

You will interface with the spacecraft's onboard battery system and develop high-power regulators and conditioners for clean, continuous power to lasers. This is a high-stakes role requiring a proven ability to design robust, high-current power electronics for a space environment, with leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 7+ years of professional experience in power electronics design, specifically with high-power, high-current regulators and power conditioning systems.

Responsibilities

• High-Power Design: Architect, design, and analyze high-power DC-DC converters, regulators, and power conditioning units capable of sustaining multi-kilowatt continuous loads.
• Battery Integration: Design safe, efficient interfaces to tap directly into the spacecraft’s primary battery system, managing extreme current draws, high discharge rates, and transient behaviors during high-power beaming operations.
• Thermal & Stress Management: Work closely with mechanical and thermal engineers to ensure power electronics can survive the extreme thermal dissipation requirements of a continuous, multi-kilowatt load in a vacuum.
• Testing & Validation: Develop and execute rigorous test plans (including EMI/EMC, TVAC, and vibration) to validate power electronics from the breadboard phase through flight qualification.
• Hi-Rel Component Selection: Select and qualify components for high-reliability, space-flight applications, ensuring survivability against radiation (TID, SEE) and extreme thermal cycling.
• Team Leadership: Mentor junior engineers, lead a dedicated power electronics team, and efficiently manage technical relationships with external contractors and vendors.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Ansys

SI/PI tools

Job description

Star Catcher Industries, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL, is seeking an experienced Senior Power Electronics Engineer to design the critical hardware that enables our space-based energy network.

You will interface with the spacecraft's onboard battery system and develop high-power regulators and conditioners for clean, continuous power to lasers. This is a high-stakes role requiring a proven ability to design robust, high-current power electronics for a space environment, with leadership