Senior Spacecraft Power Electronics Engineer

Rendezvous Robotics; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision and dental coverage

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

Rendezvous Robotics in Golden, Colorado is seeking a senior electrical engineer to own the spacecraft power system and battery management. You will design, test, and bring‑up power electronics and high‑current drive circuits, collaborating with hardware and firmware teams to ensure mission readiness.

The role requires a strong background in Li‑ion batteries, protection schemes, and PCB design, with hands‑on bench debugging and systems‑level thinking.

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering, or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• Senior level 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Power electronics design: switching converters, magnetics, and thermal design.
• Lithium‑ion battery systems, battery management, and safety practices.
• Schematic capture and PCB design in KiCad or Altium, through manufacturing and bring‑up.
• Bench fluency: scopes, electronic loads, supplies, and a methodical debugging approach.

Responsibilities

• Own the spacecraft power bus from battery to loads.
• Manage and protect battery packs.
• Develop high‑current actuator drive electronics and switching.
• Design circuit protection and fault isolation to keep systems fault‑tolerant.
• Do power monitoring/telemetry and keep the system within margins.
• Do schematic capture, layout review, bring‑up and test of power hardware with digital/firmware teams.

Skills

Power electronics design

Battery management

Schematic / PCB design

Bench testing

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Tools

KiCad

Altium

Job description

Rendezvous Robotics in Golden, Colorado is seeking a senior electrical engineer to own the spacecraft power system and battery management. You will design, test, and bring‑up power electronics and high‑current drive circuits, collaborating with hardware and firmware teams to ensure mission readiness.

The role requires a strong background in Li‑ion batteries, protection schemes, and PCB design, with hands‑on bench debugging and systems‑level thinking.