Starship Power Electronics Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid vacations

Paid holidays

Disability insurance

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer (Starship) to advance high-reliability electronic systems for rockets and spacecraft. You will design, analyze, and test DC-DC power converters, contribute to power distribution, and perform system trades and requirement capture in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Level-1 and Level-2 salary ranges are provided; the role requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 1+ years of hands‑on electronics

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or similar discipline.
• 1+ years of experience designing, building, or testing electronics.
• Experience with DC-DC converters and power distribution.
• Experience with circuit board layout for switching converters.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for rockets and spacecraft.
• Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test.
• Design, analyze, and test DC-DC power converters and power distribution products for harsh environments.
• Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements.
• Work with experts from other teams and departments to drive changes that make the system more efficient, manufacturable, and reliable.

Skills

Circuit design

High-reliability electronics

Power electronics

Requirements capture

Schematic capture

Prototype bring-up

Testing

Documentation

Team collaboration

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Master's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Circuit board layout

Voltage/current analysis

EMI/EMC compliance

Schematic capture tools

Modeling/simulation

Lab measurement automation

Power magnetics design

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer (Starship) to advance high-reliability electronic systems for rockets and spacecraft. You will design, analyze, and test DC-DC power converters, contribute to power distribution, and perform system trades and requirement capture in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Level-1 and Level-2 salary ranges are provided; the role requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 1+ years of hands‑on electronics