Senior Power Electronics Engineer Verified today

CesiumAstro develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and space and airborne platforms. The Skylark product line focuses on active phased array antennas (AESA) for terrestrial and airborne applications, from high-power ground terminals for missile defense to commercial airline and helicopter connectivity.

You will join as Senior Power Electronics Engineer, tasked with full-stack power electronics development. You will start at concept development and progress through detailed design, analysis, board layout, testing, and delivery, doing hands-on work at each phase. Your contributions will directly impact the business at this startup. The work requires both breadth and depth of technical knowledge, with high technical rigor balanced against startup agility. You will present engineering design review materials to customers and the executive team.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design of power converters and power management circuits, from concept and architecture definition to schematic, PCB design, testing, qualification, production transition and production support.
• Perform detailed schematic design for low to high complexity power electronics, ranging from single power converters to multi-output power supply modules and power management circuitry.
• Perform detailed PCB layout in Altium Designer independently or in collaboration with a PCB Drafter.
• Perform modeling and analysis including worst-case circuit analysis, stress analysis, small signal and stability analysis, power loss and efficiency optimization, and power integrity analysis.
• Develop design verification test plans, requirement compliance matrices, system integration and qualification test plans, and production acceptance test plans.
• Perform bring-up and design verification testing, often working with a technician or junior engineer.
• Collaborate with multi-discipline teams, lead system integration and qualification campaigns, and release designs to production.
• Mentor junior engineers to build technical understanding and foster professional development.
• Perform research and track new power electronics technology and industry trends to drive innovation and intellectual property generation.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 5 years of industry or university research experience in board-level power electronics design, analysis, and test.
• Experience owning the design phase of power electronics or power subsystems, including power architecture and requirements definition, trade studies, power converter and analog electronics design, component selection, and detailed design.
• Experience performing or guiding complex PCB layout for analog and power electronics.
• Experience with analysis and simulation tools such as SPICE, LTSPICE, SIMetrix/SIMPLIS, PLECS, Simulink, MATLAB, or MathCAD.
• Strong laboratory testing and troubleshooting experience for prototyping, design verification testing and qualification of analog and power electronics hardware.
• Direct experience designing high-reliability electronics for automotive, space or defense applications, including part derating, worst-case analysis, and thermal constraints.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience delivering subcircuit or board designs to production and deployment.
• Proficiency in printed circuit board design tools such as Altium, OrCAD/Allegro, PADS/Xpedition, or similar.
• Experience running board-level power integrity simulation tools such as Ansys SiWave, ADS SIPro, or HyperLynx.
• Design for space radiation environments.

Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package: health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.