Space Power Electronics Engineer

Socket.dev; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Leo in Redmond seeks a Power Electronics Design Engineer to shape power architectures for satellite boards, driving converter blocks from concept to production. You will collaborate across mechanical, thermal, and electrical teams to ensure reliability under space-grade conditions.

The role requires a Bachelor's in EE and 4+ years in power electronics, with hands-on experience in DCDC topologies, testing, and debugging.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 4+ years in electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years designing, testing, and debugging switching DCDC power supplies.
• 2+ years hardware development across full product life cycles.
• Experience with lab measurement, troubleshooting and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Define power requirements, interfaces, and budgets with hardware teams.
• Integrate power converter blocks into customer board designs and routing.
• Drive prototype builds through PCBA manufacturing and validation.
• Lead design reviews for schematic, layout, and thermal considerations.
• Support board bring-up, lab testing, and design verification.
• Provide root-cause analysis for power-related issues across programs.
• Document derating, block designs, and qualification activities.

Skills

Power electronics

DCDC power supplies

Hardware development

Schematic capture

Lab measurement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Amazon Leo in Redmond seeks a Power Electronics Design Engineer to shape power architectures for satellite boards, driving converter blocks from concept to production. You will collaborate across mechanical, thermal, and electrical teams to ensure reliability under space-grade conditions.

The role requires a Bachelor's in EE and 4+ years in power electronics, with hands-on experience in DCDC topologies, testing, and debugging.