Power Electronics Engineer

Torrance, CAfull time

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$104k–$153k

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NorthwoodSpace Power Electronics Engineer at NorthwoodSpace designs and develops power conversion and distribution electronics for a high-throughput satellite antenna. The role includes architecture, prototyping, testing, and production of power systems.

Responsibilities

Design power electronics for Prism, including AC-DC and DC-DC conversion, power distribution, and the supplies that drive high power RF amplifiers
Define Prism's power architecture and drive system trades across efficiency, thermal load, reliability, cost, and deployment speed
Design load switching, sequencing, and power path protection schemes, including fault detection and recovery
Perform schematic capture, PCB layout oversight, and bring-up of power hardware
Build circuit and system models to analyze and verify power system performance, including stability, transient response, and efficiency
Define interfaces between the power system and Prism's RF, digital, and motion control loads
Qualify designs through environmental and EMI/EMC testing

Qualification

Protection circuitry designSurgeMagnetics design and wide-bandgap (GaN

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering discipline
3-5+ years of power electronics hardware design experience
Hands-on experience designing switched-mode power converters (buck, boost, flyback, LLC, or similar) at hundreds of watts or more
Experience taking power hardware from schematic and layout through bring-up, characterization, and debug in the lab
Proficiency with circuit simulation tools such as LTspice, PLECS, or SIMetrix
Comfort with power electronics test equipment, including oscilloscopes with differential and current probes, electronic loads, and power analyzers

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in electrical engineering with a focus on power electronics
Kilowatt-class AC-DC and isolated DC-DC converter design, including power factor correction
Drain supply and bias design for GaN RF power amplifiers, including sequencing and low-ripple regulation
Protection circuitry design, including hot-swap, inrush limiting, overcurrent, and reverse-polarity protection
Input filter design and control loop compensation for converter stability
Surge, lightning, and transient protection for grid-connected outdoor equipment
Magnetics design and wide-bandgap (GaN, SiC) power stage design
Motor drive power electronics for antenna positioners or motion control systems

Company

NorthwoodSpace

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