Responsibilities
Provide engineering expertise in design, analysis, and testing of DC-DC power converters
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
Perform Test Equipment Electrical Power Subsystem design and analysis at the spacecraft level, including interfaces with other subsystems
Develop system, subsystem, and component level requirements derived from higher level requirements sets
Develop Test Equipment level power models to predict power loading and performance margins to support system design
Support battery, solar array, and electronics design
Skills:
Bachelors Degree in electrical, computer, or other relevant engineering discipline
5 or more years experience in the design, development, analysis, implementation, testing, and/or operation of spacecraft power systems
Experience balancing power budgets and defining system requirements
Experience specifying and sizing circuit protection systems
Experience modeling and simulating power system loads against input power
Experience with and knowledge of solar arrays and Li-ion batteries, how they’re designed, built, and tested
Experience with power control and distribution electronics and architectures
Experience working with engineers of multiple disciplines in the design and test of complex systems
Experience writing and reviewing technical documents such as test procedures, design diagrams, and requirements specifications
Experience testing electronics using tools such DMMs, oscilloscopes, PSUs, E-Loads, and custom test racks
Knowledge of power circuit design fundamentals
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 spacecraft electrical power systems
Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics
Strong grasp of analog control and discrete logic design
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with high-reliability automotive or aerospace electronics
Experience with mitigation of space environmental effects on electronics, solar arrays, and batteries
Experience in MATLAB or other comparable software tool
Experience with hardware design tools such as Altium, EAGLE, OrCad, Allegro, DxDesigner, or PADS
This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work on-site at one of the listed location - El Segundo, CA
Export Control Details:
US based job, US Person required
Visa Sponsorship
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Pay: $80.00 per hour
Benefits:
Application Question(s):
- This position require U.S Citizen or Green Card Holder. Are you a U.S Citizen or Green Card Holder ? Please say Yes or No
Education:
Experience:
- Electrical engineering: 10 years (Preferred)
- Power System Engineering: 7 years (Preferred)
- Analog Circuit Design : 5 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- El Segundo, CA 90245 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
