SpaceX Sr. Power Electronics Engineer at SpaceX leads design of high-voltage power supplies for Starlink satellite systems. Owns full hardware lifecycle from concept to deployment, collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines.
Responsibilities
Own hardware from conceptual design through high volume production and ground station operation
Deliver engineering expertise in designing, analyzing, and rigorously testing of DC-DC power converters built to thrive in harsh environments
Design power supplies that support 10s of kilovolts and hundreds of watts
Dive into electrical power system and sub-system design trades, shaping requirements that optimize performance, efficiency, and reliability
Lead in defining and executing comprehensive verification testing and analysis for electrical power systems
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to define power electronics hardware
Rapidly iterate on designs, analysis and test to inform high level systems trades and steer overall product direction
Interact with digital embedded devices, analog sensing and telemetry, system controls, etc.
Demonstrate extreme ownership of product outcomes at every stage of development and production
Qualification
Experience in modelingStrong grasp of DC-DC topologies
Required
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline
5+ years of professional experience in power converter development via professional work experience, project/research-based student experience, or a combination of both
Experience working with magnetics and design of custom transformers and inductors, including planar magnetics
Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics
Preferred
Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field
Demonstrated full-cycle ownership of a hardware project from concept to implementation
Strong grasp of analog control and discrete logic design
Working experience in voltage and current mode control and design
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
Practical skills with in-lab impedance measurement and loop-gain measurement
