Power Electronics Engineer at SpaceX

1 week ago

Redmond, Washington, United States SpaceX Full time
Job Title: Power Electronics Engineer

SpaceX is seeking a highly skilled Power Electronics Engineer to join our team. As a Power Electronics Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing DC-DC power converters for harsh environments.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide engineering expertise in design, analysis, and testing of DC-DC power converters for harsh environments
  • Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements
  • Define and perform electrical power system verification testing and analysis
  • Work with multidisciplinary teams of design, test, and production engineers to create new power electronics hardware
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline
  • 1+ years of professional experience in power converter development
  • Master's degree in electrical engineering or related field
  • Strong grasp of analog control and discrete logic design
  • Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics
  • Working experience in voltage and current mode control and compensation design
  • Experience with AC-DC converters and power factor correction
  • Strong grasp of DC-DC topologies, with ability to select optimal architectures and components
  • Understanding of design for fault tolerance and reliability
  • Familiar with failure mode effects and criticality analysis
  • Familiarity with design of wire wound and planar inductors and transformers
  • Familiarity with power supply testing and packaging for harsh environments
  • Experience with in-lab impedance measurement and loop-gain measurement
  • Familiarity with spacecraft electrical power systems and knowledge of radiation effects
  • Familiarity with solar arrays as input power sources
  • Familiarity with lithium-ion battery handling, safety, and usage
Additional Requirements:
  • Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines
Compensation and Benefits:

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.

You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.

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