K2 Space The Senior Power Electronics Engineer at K2 Space designs high-power systems for spacecraft ranging from 20kW to 100kW. This role involves prototyping, environmental testing, and qualifying flight hardware for space missions.
Responsibilities
Develop power electronics for large spacecraft with power systems ranging from 20kW to 100kW capability
Serve as Responsible Engineer for flight hardware from conception through flight
Qualify your designs through environmental testing including vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal vacuum testing
Work with partners/customers to define interfaces between the power system and various spacecraft loads
Develop models to analyze and verify power system performance
Qualification
Experience programming in C/C++
Required
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
5+ years of professional design experience with power electronics (research and extracurricular academic projects qualify)
Preferred
Proficient with circuit simulation tools such as LTspice
Experience with environmental testing for space electronics such as thermal testing, vibration testing, TVAC testing, shock testing, radiation testing, and EMI/EMC testing
Experience with high performance kW scale isolated power converter design
Experience with load switch design and power path protection schemes
Experience with power stage component selection for use in radiation environments
Knowledge of filter design for stability, noise rejection, and surviving threat signals
Experience programming in C/C++, Python, or Matlab
